UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
 
xþ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 20142015
 
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 1-06155

SPRINGLEAF FINANCE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana 35-0416090
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
601 N.W. Second Street, Evansville, IN 47708
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(812) 424-8031
(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 xþ No o

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 xþ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o
 
Accelerated filer o
 
Non-accelerated filer xþ
 
Smaller reporting company o
    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  

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

At November 14, 2014,2, 2015, there were 10,160,020 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $.50$0.50 par value, outstanding.
 


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.    

SPRINGLEAF FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands) September 30,
2014
 December 31,
2013
(dollars in millions except par value amount) September 30,
2015
 December 31,
2014
        
Assets  
  
  
  
    
Cash and cash equivalents $1,919,184
 $374,835
 $2,756
 $749
Investment securities 1,696,870
 555,614
 1,742
 2,922
Net finance receivables:  
  
  
  
Personal loans (includes loans of consolidated VIEs of $1.8 billion in 2014 and $1.6 billion in 2013) 3,579,588
 3,159,932
SpringCastle Portfolio (includes loans of consolidated VIEs of $2.1 billion in 2014) 2,083,145
 
Real estate loans (includes loans of consolidated VIEs of $0 in 2014 and $5.6 billion in 2013) 655,545
 7,885,016
Personal loans (includes loans of consolidated VIEs of $2.1 billion in 2015 and $1.9 billion in 2014) 3,990
 3,800
SpringCastle Portfolio (includes loans of consolidated VIEs of $1.7 billion in 2015 and $2.0 billion in 2014) 1,667
 1,979
Real estate loans 547
 625
Retail sales finance 56,900
 98,911
 27
 48
Net finance receivables 6,375,178
 11,143,859
 6,231
 6,452
Allowance for finance receivable losses (includes allowance of consolidated VIEs of $67.8 million in 2014 and $153.1 million in 2013) (162,440) (332,195)
Allowance for finance receivable losses (includes allowance of consolidated VIEs of $131 million in 2015 and $72 million in 2014) (191) (174)
Net finance receivables, less allowance for finance receivable losses 6,212,738
 10,811,664
 6,040
 6,278
Finance receivables held for sale 493,196
 
Finance receivables held for sale (includes finance receivables held for sale of consolidated VIEs of $484 million in 2015) 797
 205
Note receivable from parent 167,989
 167,989
 322
 251
Restricted cash (includes restricted cash of consolidated VIEs of $295.7 million in 2014 and $345.9 million in 2013) 311,425
 358,759
Restricted cash and cash equivalents (includes restricted cash and cash equivalents of consolidated VIEs of $256 million in 2015 and $210 million in 2014) 270
 218
Other assets 533,788
 463,176
 455
 474
        
Total assets $11,335,190
 $12,732,037
 $12,382
 $11,097
        
Liabilities and Shareholder’s Equity  
  
  
  
    
Long-term debt (includes debt of consolidated VIEs of $3.1 billion in 2014 and $5.2 billion in 2013) $7,858,037
 $10,640,728
Long-term debt (includes debt of consolidated VIEs of $4.8 billion in 2015 and $3.6 billion in 2014) $9,555
 $8,356
Insurance claims and policyholder liabilities 430,052
 394,168
 467
 446
Deferred and accrued taxes 159,764
 145,534
 146
 159
Other liabilities 329,542
 223,466
 287
 255
Total liabilities 8,777,395
 11,403,896
 10,455
 9,216
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 13) 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 14) 

 

        
Shareholder’s equity:  
  
  
  
Common stock, par value $.50 per share; 25,000,000 shares authorized, 10,160,020 and 10,160,018 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively 5,080
 5,080
Common stock, par value $.50 per share; 25,000,000 shares authorized, 10,160,020 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 5
 5
Additional paid-in capital 740,385
 422,015
 756
 740
Accumulated other comprehensive income 34,267
 28,095
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (11) 3
Retained earnings 1,369,712
 872,951
 1,331
 1,321
Springleaf Finance Corporation shareholder’s equity 2,149,444
 1,328,141
 2,081
 2,069
Non-controlling interests 408,351
 
 (154) (188)
Total shareholder’s equity 2,557,795
 1,328,141
 1,927
 1,881
        
Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity $11,335,190
 $12,732,037
 $12,382
 $11,097

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SPRINGLEAF FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2015 2014 2015
2014
  
 Revised  
 Revised  
    
  
Interest income:                
Finance charges $385,314
 $417,141
 $1,171,994
 $1,233,504
 $419
 $385
 $1,221
 $1,172
Finance receivables held for sale originated as held for investment 46,502
 
 53,744
 
 4
 47
 13
 54
Total interest income 431,816
 417,141
 1,225,738
 1,233,504
 423
 432
 1,234
 1,226
                
Interest expense 172,492
 205,270
 526,035
 649,861
 171
 172
 500
 526
                
Net interest income 259,324
 211,871
 699,703
 583,643
 252
 260
 734
 700
                
Provision for finance receivable losses 92,114
 101,390
 273,372
 260,005
 82
 93
 247
 274
                
Net interest income after provision for finance receivable losses 167,210
 110,481
 426,331
 323,638
 170
 167
 487
 426
                
Other revenues:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Insurance 44,010
 38,277
 125,116
 107,144
 40
 44
 116
 125
Investment 11,206
 6,532
 31,266
 25,858
 11
 12
 43
 32
Net loss on repurchases and repayments of debt 
 (33,572) (6,615) (33,809) 
 
 
 (7)
Net gain on fair value adjustments on debt 1,523
 
 1,523
 
 
 1
 
 1
Net gain on sales of real estate loans and related trust assets 616,534
 
 706,520
 
 
 617
 
 707
Other (10,454) 5,514
 (3,240) 20,874
 4
 (11) 8
 (3)
Total other revenues 662,819
 16,751
 854,570
 120,067
 55
 663
 167
 855
                
Other expenses:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Operating expenses:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Salaries and benefits 85,602
 209,625
 249,065
 363,163
 86
 85
 264
 249
Other operating expenses 76,688
 52,110
 178,694
 151,034
 79
 77
 220
 179
Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses 20,141
 16,550
 57,173
 47,650
 17
 20
 53
 57
Total other expenses 182,431
 278,285
 484,932
 561,847
 182
 182
 537
 485
                
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes 647,598
 (151,053) 795,969
 (118,142)
Income before provision for income taxes 43
 648
 117
 796
                
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes 219,092
 (57,145) 275,983
 (44,097)
Provision for income taxes 7
 219
 14
 276
                
Net income (loss) 428,506
 (93,908) 519,986
 (74,045)
Net income 36
 429
 103
 520
                
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests 23,225
 
 23,225
 
 31
 23
 93
 23
                
Net income (loss) attributable to Springleaf Finance Corporation $405,281
 $(93,908) $496,761
 $(74,045)
Net income attributable to Springleaf Finance Corporation $5
 $406
 $10
 $497

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SPRINGLEAF FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
   
 Revised   Revised
         
Net income (loss) $428,506

$(93,908)
$519,986

$(74,045)
         
Other comprehensive income (loss):  
  
  
  
Net unrealized gains (losses) on:  
  
  
  
Investment securities on which other-than-temporary impairments were taken (8) (17) (357) (135)
All other investment securities (3,826) (412) 15,500
 (10,747)
Foreign currency translation adjustments 761
 (2,056) 267
 38
         
Income tax effect:  
  
  
  
Net unrealized (gains) losses on:  
  
  
  
Investment securities on which other-than-temporary impairments were taken 3
 6
 125
 47
All other investment securities 1,340
 146
 (5,427) 3,759
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, before reclassification adjustments (1,730) (2,333) 10,108
 (7,038)
         
Reclassification adjustments included in net income (loss):  
  
  
  
Net realized (gains) losses on investment securities (2,758) 312
 (6,055) (1,603)
Cash flow hedges 
 
 
 (160)
         
Income tax effect:  
  
  
  
Net realized gains (losses) on investment securities 965
 (109) 2,119
 561
Cash flow hedges 
 
 
 56
Reclassification adjustments included in net income (loss), net of tax (1,793) 203
 (3,936) (1,146)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (3,523) (2,130) 6,172
 (8,184)
         
Comprehensive income (loss) 424,983
 (96,038) 526,158
 (82,229)
         
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests 23,225
 
 23,225
 
         
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Springleaf Finance Corporation $401,758
 $(96,038) $502,933
 $(82,229)
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2015 2014 2015 2014
         
Net income $36

$429

$103

$520
         
Other comprehensive income (loss):  
  
  
  
Net unrealized gains (losses) on non-credit impaired investment securities (3) (4) (8) 15
Income tax effect:  
  
  
  
Net unrealized (gains) losses on non-credit impaired investment securities 1
 2
 3
 (5)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, before reclassification adjustments (2) (2) (5) 10
Reclassification adjustments included in net income:  
  
  
  
Net realized gains on investment securities (4) (3) (14) (6)
Income tax effect:  
  
  
  
Net realized gains on investment securities 2
 1
 5
 2
Reclassification adjustments included in net income, net of tax (2) (2) (9) (4)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (4) (4) (14) 6
         
Comprehensive income 32
 425
 89

526
         
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests 31
 23
 93
 23
         
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Springleaf Finance Corporation $1
 $402
 $(4) $503

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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SPRINGLEAF FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholder’s Equity (Unaudited)

 Springleaf Finance Corporation Shareholder’s Equity     Springleaf Finance Corporation Shareholder’s Equity    
(dollars in thousands) 
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Springleaf Finance Corporation
Shareholder’s Equity
 Non-controlling Interests 
Total
Shareholder’s
Equity
(dollars in millions) 
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Springleaf Finance Corporation
Shareholder’s Equity
 Non-controlling Interests 
Total
Shareholder’s
Equity
              
Balance, January 1, 2015 $5
 $740
 $3
 $1,321
 $2,069
 $(188) $1,881
Non-cash incentive compensation from Initial Stockholder 
 15
 
 
 15
 
 15
Share-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures 
 1
 
 
 1
 
 1
Change in non-controlling interests:              
Distributions declared to joint venture partners 
 
 
 
 
 (59) (59)
Change in net unrealized losses:  
  
  
  
      
Available-for-sale securities 
 
 (14) 
 (14) 
 (14)
Net income 
 
 
 10
 10
 93
 103
Balance, September 30, 2015 $5
 $756
 $(11) $1,331
 $2,081
 $(154) $1,927
                            
Balance, January 1, 2014 $5,080
 $422,015
 $28,095
 $872,951
 $1,328,141
 $
 $1,328,141
 $5
 $422
 $28
 $873
 $1,328
 $
 $1,328
Capital contributions from parent 
 21,731
 
 
 21,731
 
 21,731
 
 22
 
 
 22
 
 22
Capital contribution of capital stock of Springleaf Acquisitions Corporation 
 295,691
 
 
 295,691
 394,593
 690,284
 
 295
 
 
 295
 395
 690
Share-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures 
 948
 
 
 948
 
 948
 
 1
 
 
 1
 
 1
Change in non-controlling interests:                            
Distributions declared to joint venture partners 
 
 
 
 
 (9,467) (9,467) 
 
 
 
 
 (9) (9)
Change in net unrealized gains:  
  
  
  
        
  
  
  
      
Investment securities 
 
 5,905
 
 5,905
 
 5,905
Foreign currency translation adjustments 
 
 267
 
 267
 
 267
Available-for-sale securities 
 
 6
 
 6
 
 6
Net income 
 
 
 496,761
 496,761
 23,225
 519,986
 
 
 
 497
 497
 23
 520
Balance, September 30, 2014 $5,080
 $740,385
 $34,267
 $1,369,712
 $2,149,444
 $408,351
 $2,557,795
 $5
 $740
 $34
 $1,370
 $2,149
 $409
 $2,558
              
Balance, January 1, 2013 - Revised $5,080
 $256,015
 $25,896
 $955,591
 $1,242,582
 $
 $1,242,582
Capital contributions from parent 
 21,000
 
 
 21,000
 
 21,000
Share-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures 
 131,250
 
 
 131,250
 
 131,250
Change in net unrealized losses:  
  
  
  
      
Investment securities 
 
 (8,118) 
 (8,118) 
 (8,118)
Cash flow hedges 
 
 (104) 
 (104) 
 (104)
Foreign currency translation adjustments 
 
 38
 
 38
 
 38
Net loss 
 
 
 (74,045) (74,045) 
 (74,045)
Balance, September 30, 2013 - Revised $5,080
 $408,265
 $17,712
 $881,546
 $1,312,603
 $
 $1,312,603

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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SPRINGLEAF FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)    
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2014
2013
(dollars in millions) Nine Months Ended September 30,

2015 2014
   Revised    
Cash flows from operating activities  
  
  
  
Net income (loss) $519,986
 $(74,045)
Net income $103
 $520
Reconciling adjustments:  
  
  
  
Provision for finance receivable losses 273,372
 260,005
 247
 274
Depreciation and amortization 31,580
 52,993
 64
 31
Deferred income tax charge (benefit) 13,985
 (109,181) (10) 14
Non-cash incentive compensation from Initial Stockholder 15
 
Net gain on fair value adjustments on debt (1,523) 
 
 (1)
Net gain on sales of real estate loans and related trust assets (706,520) 
 
 (707)
Net charge-offs on finance receivables held for sale 10,713
 
 
 11
Net loss on repurchases and repayments of debt 6,615
 33,809
 
 7
Share-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures 948
 131,250
 1
 1
Other 791
 (445) (13) 
Cash flows due to changes in:  
  
  
  
Other assets and other liabilities 76,721
 90,572
 23
 62
Insurance claims and policyholder liabilities 35,884
 14,917
 22
 36
Taxes receivable and payable (66,318) (46,147) (29) (66)
Accrued interest and finance charges (11,248) (29,957) 
 (11)
Restricted cash not reinvested (17,460) (5,715)
Restricted cash and cash equivalents not reinvested 
 (3)
Other, net 840
 (824) (1) 
Net cash provided by operating activities 168,366
 317,232
 422
 168
        
Cash flows from investing activities  
  
  
  
Finance receivables originated or purchased, net of deferred origination costs (1,841,088) (1,631,192) (2,377) (1,841)
Principal collections on finance receivables 1,907,520
 1,990,405
 1,825
 1,908
Cash advances on intercompany notes receivables (147) 
Principal collections on intercompany notes receivables 77
 
Sales and principal collections on finance receivables held for sale originated as held for investment 3,427,423
 
 88
 3,427
Available-for-sale investment securities purchased (260,905) (90,279) (382) (261)
Trading investment securities purchased (1,064,902) (6,295) (1,457) (1,065)
Available-for-sale investment securities called, sold, and matured 209,125
 176,111
 408
 209
Trading investment securities called, sold, and matured 17,592
 7,492
 2,563
 18
Change in notes receivable from parent and affiliate 
 (30,750)
Change in restricted cash 5,241
 (227,213)
Change in restricted cash and cash equivalents (46) 5
Proceeds from sale of real estate owned 50,791
 87,747
 12
 51
Other, net 4,041
 (12) 1
 4
Net cash provided by investing activities 2,454,838
 276,014
 565
 2,455
        
Cash flows from financing activities  
  
  
  
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of commissions 672,440
 3,459,579
 1,929
 672
Repayment of long-term debt (1,763,458) (4,381,451) (850) (1,764)
Distributions to joint venture partners (9,467) 
 (59) (9)
Capital contributions from parent 21,731
 21,000
 
 22
Net cash used for financing activities (1,078,754) (900,872)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities 1,020
 (1,079)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (Continued)        
        
(dollars in thousands)    
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 2013
   Revised
    
Effect of exchange rate changes (101) (835)
(dollars in millions) Nine Months Ended September 30,
2015 2014
        
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 1,544,349
 (308,461) 2,007
 1,544
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 374,835
 1,357,212
 749
 375
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $1,919,184
 $1,048,751
 $2,756
 $1,919
        
Supplemental non-cash activities  
  
  
  
Transfer of finance receivables to real estate owned $46,481
 $69,521
 $8
 $46
Transfer of finance receivables held for investment to finance receivables held for sale (prior to deducting allowance for finance receivable losses) $6,810,444
 $
 $608
 $6,810
Springleaf Finance, Inc. contribution of consolidated assets from Springleaf Acquisition Corporation to Springleaf Finance Corporation $2,342,442
 $
Springleaf Finance, Inc. contribution of consolidated liabilities from Springleaf Acquisition Corporation to Springleaf Finance Corporation $1,652,158
 $
Unsettled investment security purchases and sales $28,432
 $
Springleaf Finance, Inc. contribution of consolidated assets from Springleaf Acquisition Corporation’s capital stock to Springleaf Finance Corporation $
 $2,342
Springleaf Finance, Inc. contribution of consolidated liabilities from Springleaf Acquisition Corporation’s capital stock to Springleaf Finance Corporation $
 $1,652
Net unsettled investment security dispositions (purchases) $40
 $(28)

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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SPRINGLEAF FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
September 30, 20142015

1. Business and SummaryBasis of Significant Accounting PoliciesPresentation    

Springleaf Finance Corporation (“SFC” or, collectively with its subsidiaries, whether directly or indirectly owned, “Springleaf,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Springleaf Finance, Inc. (“SFI”).

In connection with the initial public offering of common stock SFI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Springleaf Holdings, Inc. (“SHI”) on October 21, 2013, SFI became a wholly owned subsidiary of SHI. Therefore, all of SFC’s common stock is indirectly owned by SHI. .

At September 30, 2014,2015, Springleaf Financial Holdings, LLC (the “Initial Stockholder”) owned approximately 75%58% of SHI’s common stock. The Initial Stockholder is owned primarily by a private equity fund managed by an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC (“Fortress”) and AIG Capital Corporation, a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”). At September 30, 2015, the economic interests of Fortress and AIG were 55% and 3%, respectively.

SFC is a financial services holding company with subsidiaries engaged in the consumer finance and credit insurance businesses.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

We prepared our condensed consolidated financial statements using generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). These statements are unaudited. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from our audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. The statements include the accounts of SFC, its subsidiaries (all of which are wholly owned, except for certain subsidiaries associated with a joint venture in which we own a 47% equity interest), and variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which we hold a controlling financial interest and for which we are considered to be the primary beneficiary as of the financial statement date.

We eliminated all material intercompany accounts and transactions. We made judgments, estimates, and assumptions that affect amounts reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. In management’s opinion, the condensed consolidated financial statements include the normal, recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of results. Ultimate results could differ from our estimates. We evaluated the effects of and the need to disclose events that occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date. These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20132014 (“20132014 Annual Report on Form 10-K”). We follow the same significant accounting policies for our interim reporting.

To conform to the 2015 presentation, we reclassified certain prior period items as a result of our early adoption of accounting standards update (“ASU”) 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest (“ASU 2015-03”). See Note 3 for further information on the adoption of this ASU.

Prior Period Revisions

As disclosed in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K, we identified certain out-of-period errors in preparing our annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013. In addition to these errors, we had previously recorded and disclosed out-of-period adjustments in prior reporting periods when the errors were discovered. As a result, we revised all previously reported periods included in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Similarly, we have revised all previously reported periods included in this report. We corrected the errors identified in the fourth quarter of 2013 and included these corrections in the appropriate prior periods. In addition, we reversed all out-of period adjustments previously recorded and disclosed, and included the adjustments in the appropriate periods. After evaluating the quantitative and qualitative aspects of these corrections, we have determined that our previous quarterly condensed financial statements and our annual consolidated financial statements were not materially misstated.

See Note 17 for further information on the prior period revisions.

In addition, during the first quarter of 2014, we identified that the disclosure of the allowance for finance receivable losses related to our securitized finance receivables at December 31, 2013, was previously incorrectly overstated by $26.8 million. The parenthetical disclosure of the allowance of consolidated VIEs as of December 31, 2013 on our condensed consolidated balance sheet and the related VIE disclosures in Notes 3 and 9 have been revised in this report to $153.1 million.

During the secondfourth quarter of 2014, we discovered that weour personal loans and loans included in the SpringCastle Portfolio deemed to be troubled debt restructured (“TDR”) finance receivables were previously incorrectly disclosedexcluded in the carrying values at the daterelated disclosures of sale of the real estate loans associated with the 2009-1 securitizationour finance receivables and certain additional real estate loans sold on March 31, 2014.allowance for finance receivable losses. The affected carrying valuesapplicable prior period amounts have been corrected in Notes 1, 3,4 and 45 in this reportreport.

During the fourth quarter of 2014, we discovered that our restricted cash and cash equivalents were overstated and other assets were understated by $15 million in our condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2014, as follows: (i) the carrying value ofwe incorrectly included escrow advances on our real estate loans associated withheld for sale in cash and cash equivalents. This error also resulted in our cash flows due to a decrease in restricted cash and cash equivalents not reinvested to be overstated and cash flows due to an increase in other assets and other liabilities to be overstated within the 2009-1 securitizationoperating activities section of our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The affected amounts for the 2014 period have been corrected in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows in this report. This classification error was not material to any previously issued financial statements.

During the second quarter of 2015, we discovered that were sold on March 31, 2014, was previously reported as $742.0we had not charged-off certain bankrupt accounts in our SpringCastle Portfolio and we identified an error in the calculation of the allowance for our TDR personal loans. As a result of these findings, we recorded an out-of-period adjustment in the second quarter of 2015, which increased provision for finance receivable losses by $8 million and decreased provision for income taxes by $3 million.

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but has beenDuring the second quarter of 2015, we identified incorrect allocations of our total assets disclosure within the segment footnote. We have evaluated the impact of these errors and concluded that they were not material to any previously issued financial statements, however, we have corrected to be $724.9 millionthe previously disclosed periods in Note 16 of this report. We will also correct the prior period segment disclosures presented in our applicable quarterly and (ii) the carrying value of additional real estate loans sold on March 31, 2014, was previously reportedannual reports as $93.3 million but has been corrected to be $89.9 million.follows:
(dollars in millions) Consumer
and
Insurance
 Real
Estate
 Other
Assets *      
March 31, 2015 $5,070
 $3,613
 $1,832
December 31, 2014 4,462
 3,666
 555
September 30, 2014 4,651
 3,720
 705
June 30, 2014 4,406
 6,561
 1,058
December 31, 2013 4,200
 8,512
 611
*The revised amounts do not reflect the retrospective reclassifications of our debt issuance costs previously recorded in other assets to long-term debt, as a result of our early adoption of ASU 2015-03.

After evaluating the quantitative and qualitative aspects of these corrections (individually and in the aggregate), management has determined that our previously issued interim and annual consolidated financial statements were not materially misstated.

Fortress Acquisition

Due to the significance of the ownership interest acquired by FCFI Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of Fortress, (the “Fortress Acquisition”), the nature of the transaction, and at the direction of our acquirer, we applied push-down accounting to SFC as an acquired business. We revalued our assets and liabilities based on their fair values at the date of the Fortress Acquisition, November 30, 2010, in accordance with business combination accounting standards (“push-down accounting”).

SIGNIFICANT REAL ESTATE LOAN TRANSACTIONS

InDuring the third quarter of 2015, we discovered that our cash equivalents in certificates of deposit and commercial paper, which totaled $165 million at December 31, 2014, wewere incorrectly presented as a Level 1 investment, instead of a Level 2 investment in our disclosure of the fair value hierarchy of our financial instruments in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The affected fair value amount has been corrected in Note 17 of this report. This presentation error was not material to any previously issued financial statements.

2. Significant Transactions    

SHI’S PENDING ACQUISITION OF ONEMAIN FINANCIAL

On March 2, 2015, SHI entered into a seriesStock Purchase Agreement with CitiFinancial Credit Company to acquire OneMain Financial Holdings, LLC (formerly OneMain Financial Holdings, Inc.) (“OneMain”), for an aggregate purchase price of transactions relating$4.25 billion, which we refer to the sales of our beneficial interests in our non-core real estate loans, the related servicing of these loans, and the sales of certain performing and non-performing real estate loans. The Securitization Assets Sale, the MSR Sale, and the September Whole Loan Sales are each defined below and are collectively referred tothis report as the “Asset Sale.” The Asset Sale, along“Proposed Acquisition”. There can be no assurance that the Proposed Acquisition will close, or, if it does, when the actual closing will occur. SHI continues to evaluate its plans regarding the integration of OneMain with its remaining businesses including us.

SHI’S EQUITY OFFERING

On May 4, 2015, SHI completed an offering of 27,864,525 shares of its common stock, consisting of 19,417,476 shares of common stock offered by SHI and 8,447,049 shares of common stock offered by the real estate transactions thatInitial Stockholder. SHI’s net proceeds from this sale were completed inapproximately $976 million, after deducting the first halfunderwriting discounts and commissions and additional offering-related expenses totaling $24 million. SHI intends to use the net proceeds of 2014 (the “Prior Dispositions”) substantially complete the Company’s previously disclosed planoffering, together with cash on hand, the proceeds from the sale of investment securities, and other funding options, to liquidate its non-core real estate loans.fund the Proposed Acquisition and/or for general corporate purposes, which may include debt repurchases and repayments, capital expenditures and other possible acquisitions.

In conjunctionconnection with these real estate loan transactions,SHI’s initial public offering in October 2013, certain executives of Springleaf received a grant of incentive units in the Initial Stockholder. These incentive units are subject to their continued employment with the Company and provide benefits (in the form of distributions) in the event the Initial Stockholder makes distributions to one or more of its members that exceed certain specified amounts. In connection with the sale of SHI’s common stock by the Initial Stockholder, certain of the specified thresholds were satisfied. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 710, Compensation-General, we have closed our servicing centers in Dallas, Texas, Rancho Cucamonga, California, and Wesley Chapel, Florida, and have eliminated certain staff positions in our Evansville, Indiana, location. In total, approximately 300 staff positions were eliminated. However, the total reduction in workforce was approximately 170 employees, as 130 employees have been transferred into other positions at Springleaf. We recorded restructuring costsnon-cash incentive compensation expense of $4.3$15 million in the thirdsecond quarter of 2014 due2015 related to the workforce reductions and the closings of the servicing facilities.incentive units.

Our insurance subsidiaries have written certain insurance policies on properties collateralizing the loans that have been deconsolidated or disposed of as a result of these sales. As part of the disposition, the insurance policies associated with the sold loans have been or will be cancelled.

The “Securitization Assets Sale”

On August 6, 2014, SFC and Eighth Street Funding, LLC, Eleventh Street Funding, LLC, Twelfth Street Funding, LLC, Fourteenth Street Funding, LLC, Fifteenth Street Funding, LLC, Seventeenth Street Funding, LLC, and Nineteenth Street Funding, LLC (each a wholly owned subsidiary of SFC and collectively, the “Depositors”) entered into an agreement to sell, subject to certain closing conditions, certain notes and trust certificates (collectively, the “Securities”) backed by mortgage loans of the Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust (“SMLT”) 2011-1, SMLT 2012-1, SMLT 2012-2, SMLT 2012-3, SMLT 2013-1, SMLT 2013-2, and SMLT 2013-3 (each, a “Trust”, and the issuance of the Securities by each Trust, a “Springleaf Transaction”) to Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and its affiliates (“Credit Suisse”). The agreement also included the sale of the rights to receive any funds remaining in the reserve account established for each Springleaf Transaction, and certain related rights, representing substantially all of the Company’s remaining interests in the Trusts, to Credit Suisse.

On August 1, 2014, the real estate loans included in the transaction were transferred from held for investment to held for sale, due to management’s intent to no longer hold these finance receivables for the foreseeable future. The Depositors completed this transaction on August 29, 2014, at which time, the real estate loans included in the transaction had a carrying value of $4.0 billion (after the basis adjustment for the related allowance for finance receivable losses). The purchase price for the Securitization Asset Sale was $1.6 billion. As a result of the sale, we deconsolidated the securitization trusts holding the underlying real estate loans and previously issued securitized interests which were reported in long-term debt, as we no longer were considered the primary beneficiary.

The “MSR Sale”

Additionally, in a separate transaction on August 6, 2014, SFC and its wholly owned subsidiary, MorEquity, Inc. (“MorEquity”) (collectively, the “Sellers”), entered into a Mortgage Servicing Rights Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated and effective as of August 1, 2014, with Nationstar Mortgage LLC (“Nationstar”), pursuant to which the Sellers agreed to sell to Nationstar all of their rights and responsibilities as servicer, primary servicer, and/or master servicer of the mortgage loans primarily underlying

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the Sellers’ securitizations completed in 2011, 2012 and 2013 (each a “Pool” and collectively, the “Pools”) with an aggregate unpaid principal balance (“UPB”) of approximately $5 billion. Additionally, Nationstar agreed to assume on and after the effective date, all of the Sellers’ rights and responsibilities as servicer, primary servicer and/or master servicer, as applicable, for each Pool arising and to be performed on and after the sale date, which include, among other things, the right to receive the related servicing fee on a monthly basis.

The purchase price for the MSR Sale was $38.8 million. Approximately 50% of the proceeds of the MSR Sale were received on August 29, 2014, the closing date, and 40% of the proceeds of the MSR Sale were received on October 23, 2014. The remaining 10% is subject to a holdback for resolution of missing documentation and other customary conditions, and is expected to be received no later than 120 days after the date of transfer of servicing upon resolution of those conditions. See Note 19 for further information on the subsequent payment received from Nationstar on October 23, 2014. Investment funds managed by affiliates of Fortress indirectly own a majority interest in Nationstar.

The servicing for each Pool was transferred on September 30, 2014. From the closing of the MSR Sale on August 29, 2014, until the servicing transfer on September 30, 2014, the Company continued to service certain loans on behalf of Nationstar under an interim servicing agreement.

The “September Whole Loan Sales”

On August 6, 2014, SFC and Credit Suisse agreed to the terms of sale of certain performing and non-performing mortgage loans by certain indirect subsidiaries of SHI (referred to herein as the “Probable Whole Loan Sales”). On August 1, 2014, the real estate loans included in the Probable Whole Loan Sales were transferred from held for investment to held for sale, due to management’s intent to no longer hold these finance receivables for the foreseeable future. We completed the sale of a portion of the Probable Whole Loan Sales on September 30, 2014 (the “September Whole Loan Sales”) at which time, the real estate loans included in the September Whole Loan Sales had a carrying value of $768.6 million (after the basis adjustment for the related allowance for finance receivable losses).

The aggregate purchase price of $795.1 million for the September Whole Loan Sales included a holdback provision of $120 million of which $40 million was subject to finalization of the terms and conditions of administering the holdback and the remainder was subject to our ability to cure certain documentation deficiencies within the 60 day period (subject to extension under certain circumstances) subsequent to the closing of the sale. See Note 19 for further information on the subsequent payments received from Credit Suisse on October 16 and November 7, 2014.

Prior Dispositions

The “Prior Dispositions” included the following transactions:

The “Sixth Street Disposition”. On May 23, 2014, Sixth Street Funding LLC (“Sixth Street”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SFC, agreed to sell and transfer its beneficial interests in the mortgage-backed retained certificates related to a securitization transaction completed in 2010 to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPFS”) for a purchase price of $263.7 million. On June 1, 2014, the real estate loans included in the transaction were transferred from held for investment to held for sale, due to management’s intent to no longer hold these finance receivables for the foreseeable future. Sixth Street completed this transaction on June 30, 2014, at which time, the real estate loans included in the transaction had a carrying value of $444.4 million (after the basis adjustment for the related allowance for finance receivable losses). As a result of the sale, we deconsolidated the securitization trust holding the underlying real estate loans and previously issued securitized interests which were reported in long-term debt, as we no longer were considered the primary beneficiary.

The “Third Street Disposition”. On March 6, 2014, Third Street Funding LLC (“Third Street”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SFC, agreed to sell and transfer its beneficial interests in the mortgage-backed retained certificates related to a securitization transaction completed in 2009 to MLPFS for a purchase price of $737.2 million. On March 1, 2014, the real estate loans included in the transaction were transferred from held for investment to held for sale, due to management’s intent to no longer hold these finance receivables for the foreseeable future. Third Street completed this transaction on March 31, 2014, at which time, the real estate loans included in the transaction had a carrying value of $724.9 million (after the basis adjustment for the related allowance for finance receivable losses). As a result of the sale, we deconsolidated the securitization trust holding the underlying real estate loans and previously issued securitized interests which were reported in long-term debt, as we no longer were considered the primary beneficiary.

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these loans were transferred from held for investment to held for sale, due to management’s intent to no longer hold these finance receivables for the foreseeable future. MorEquity completed this sale on March 31, 2014, at which time, the real estate loans included in the transaction had a carrying value of $89.9 million (after the basis adjustment for the related allowance for finance receivable losses).

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION TO SFC

On July 31, 2014, SFI made a capital contribution to SFC, consisting of 100 shares of the common stock, par value of $0.01 per share, of its wholly owned subsidiary, Springleaf Acquisitions Corporation (“SAC”) representing all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of SAC (the “SAC Capital Contribution”). SAC consists primarily of a 47% investment in a joint venture formed to acquire consumer loans in 2013. At July 31, 2014, SAC held consolidated total assets of $2.3 billion, total liabilities of $1.7 billion and equity of $691.0 million, including a non-controlling interest of $394.6 million. Consistent with the contribution of assets and liabilities to an entity in a controlled group, SAC’s assets and liabilities were contributed to SFC at their carrying value as of July 31, 2014, with its results of operations reflected prospectively.3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements    

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS RECENTLY ADOPTED

Income TaxesTroubled Debt Restructurings

In July 2013,January of 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”(the “FASB”) issued an accounting standards update (“ASU”), ASU 2013-11,2014-04, Income Taxes (Topic 740)Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure, which clarifies the presentation requirements of unrecognized tax benefitswhen an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs — that is, when a net operating loss carryforward,creditor should be considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan such that the loan receivable should be derecognized and the real estate property recognized. The ASU requires a creditor to reclassify a collateralized consumer mortgage loan to real estate property upon obtaining legal title to the real estate collateral, or the borrower voluntarily conveying all interest in the real estate property to the lender to satisfy the loan through a deed in lieu of foreclosure or similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists at the reporting date.legal agreement. The amendments in this ASU became effective prospectively for the Company for fiscal years,annual periods, and interim periods within those years,annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2013.2014. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Debt Issuance Costs

In April of 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest,which simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs. Under this standard, debt issuance costs related to a note shall be reported in the balance sheet as a direct reduction from the face amount of that note. The ASU also clarifies that discount, premium or debt issuance costs shall not be classified as a deferred charge or deferred credit. The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued and must be applied retrospectively. We elected to early adopt this ASU as of June 30, 2015 and applied this ASU retrospectively. On June 30, 2015, we reclassified $32 million of debt issuance costs previously recorded in other assets to long-term debt. After retrospectively applying this new ASU, we also reclassified $29 million of debt issuance costs as of December 31, 2014 from other assets to long-term debt in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. We continue to report fees paid to access our conduit facilities in other assets. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In August of 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-15, Interest - Imputation of Interest, to clarify that debt issuance costs associated with line-of-credit arrangements are to be deferred and amortized over the term of the arrangement. The amendment also acknowledged absence of authoritative guidance within previously issued ASU 2015-03 for debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements. The ASU is effective immediately. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements, as we were already in compliance with these amendments.

Push Down Accounting

In May of 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-08, Business Combinations-Pushdown Accounting, to remove Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) staff guidance on pushdown accounting from the Accounting Standards Codification. The SEC staff had previously rescinded its guidance with the issuance of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 115 when the FASB issued its own pushdown accounting guidance in November 2014. The ASU is effective immediately. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Plan Accounting

In July of 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-12, Plan Accounting, to simplify certain aspects of employee benefit plan (“EBP”) accounting while satisfying the needs of users of financial condition, resultsstatements, including plan participants. The new guidance simplifies the measurement of operations, or cash flows.fully benefit-responsive investment contracts and disclosures about plan investments. It also allows an EBP with a fiscal year end that doesn’t coincide with the end of a calendar month to choose a simpler way of measuring its investments and investment-related accounts. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. We elected to early adopt this ASU as of September 30, 2015. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements, as we were already in compliance with these amendments.


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ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS TO BE ADOPTED

Troubled Debt Restructurings

In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-04, Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure, which clarifies when an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs — that is, when a creditor should be considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan such that the loan receivable should be derecognized and the real estate property recognized. The ASU requires a creditor to reclassify a collateralized consumer mortgage loan to real estate property upon obtaining legal title to the real estate collateral, or the borrower voluntarily conveying all interest in the real estate property to the lender to satisfy the loan through a deed in lieu of foreclosure or similar legal agreement. The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014. We are currently evaluating whether the adoption of this ASU will have a material effect on our consolidated statements of financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Revenue from ContractsRecognition

In May of 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which provides a consistent revenue accounting model across industries. TheIn August of 2015, the FASB issued ASU is2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Deferral of the Effective Date, to defer the effective date of the new revenue recognition standard by one year, which would result in the ASU becoming effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2016.2017. Many of our revenue sources are not within the scope of this new standard, and we are currently evaluating whether the adoption of this ASU for those revenue sources that are in scope will have a material effect on our consolidated statements of financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.statements.

Share-based PaymentsConsolidation

In June 2014,February of 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12,2015-02, Accounting for Share-Based Payments WhenConsolidation - Amendments to the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could be Achieved after the Requisite Service PeriodConsolidation Analysis, which clarifiesamends the current consolidation guidance and ends the deferral granted to reporting entities with variable interests in investment companies from applying certain prior amendments to the VIE guidance. This ASU is applicable to entities across all industries, particularly those that performance targetsuse limited partnerships as well as entities in any industry that outsource decision making or have historically applied related party tiebreaker in their consolidation analysis and disclosures. The standard is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is allowed, including in any interim period. We are currently evaluating whether the adoption of this ASU will have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Cloud Computing Software

In April of 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other Internal-Use Software, to provide guidance on a customer’s accounting for fees paid in a cloud computing arrangement (“CCA”). Under the new standard, customers will apply the same criteria as vendors to determine whether a CCA contains a software license or is solely a service contract. The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within share-based payment awardsthose annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. We evaluated the potential impact of adopting this ASU and concluded that canit will not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Fair Value Measurement Disclosures

In May of 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-07, Fair Value Measurement, to remove the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient. The amendments also remove the requirement to make certain disclosures for all investments that are eligible to be metmeasured at fair value using the net asset value per share practical expedient. The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. We have a few investments for which fair value is measured using the requisite service period should be considered performance conditions that affect vesting.net asset value per share practical expedient. However, application of this ASU will not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Short-Duration Insurance Contracts Disclosures

In May of 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-09, Disclosures about Short-Duration Contracts, to address enhanced disclosure requirements for insurers relating to short-duration insurance contract claims and unpaid claims liability rollforward for long and short-duration contracts. The disclosures are intended to provide users of financial statements with more transparent information about an insurance entity’s initial claim estimates and subsequent adjustments to those estimates, the methodologies and judgments used to estimate claims, and the timing, frequency, and severity of claims. The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. We have evaluated thisare currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting the ASU and concluded that it is not applicable to the Company at this time.on our consolidated financial statements.

Technical Corrections and Improvements


In June of 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-10, Technical Corrections and Improvements, to correct differences between original guidance and the Codification, clarify the guidance, correct references and make minor improvements affecting a variety of topics. While most of the amendments are not expected to have a significant effect on practice, some of them could change practice for some entities. The amendments to transition guidance are effective for fiscal years beginning after

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Going ConcernDecember 15, 2015; all other changes are effective upon issuance of this ASU. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of this ASU on our consolidated financial statements.

Business Combination Adjustments

In August 2014,September of 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15,2015-16, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going ConcernBusiness Combinations, whichto eliminate the requirement to restate prior period financial statements for measurement period adjustments. This update requires managementthe cumulative impact of a measurement period adjustment, including the impact on prior periods, to assess a company’s ability to continue as a going concern for each annual and interimbe recognized in the reporting period and disclose in its financial statements whether therewhich the adjustment is substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.identified. The new standard applies to all companies andASU is effective for the annual period endingfiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and all annual and interim periods thereafter. The new standard can also be early adopted. Upon2015. Early adoption we will performis permitted. We are currently evaluating the going concern assessment in accordance with the requirementspotential impact of the new ASU.this ASU on our consolidated financial statements.

ACCOUNTING POLICY ELECTIONS

We made certain policy elections with regard to the issuance of long-term debt related todo not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a consumer loan securitization completedmaterial impact on March 26, 2014 (the “2014-A securitization”) and have updated our long-term debt policy previously disclosed in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K to reflect these elections going forward. The updated long-term debt policy is presented below:

Long-term Debt

We generally report our long-term debt issuances at the face value of the debt instrument, which we adjust for any unaccreted discountconsolidated financial statements or unamortized premium associated with the debt. We make policy elections on a security by security basis with regard to the methodology used to accrete discounts and premiums. Other than securitized products, we generally accrete discounts and premiums over the contractual life of the security using contractual payment terms. With respect to securitized products, we have historically elected to use estimated prepayment patterns adjusted for changes in estimate over the estimated life of the debt. However, in certain circumstances, including our policy election for the 2014-A securitization, we elect to amortize deferred items over the contractual life of the security. Under either treatment, such accretion is recorded to interest expense. Additionally, we generally accrete other deferred amounts (e.g. issuance costs) following the same method elected on the associated unaccreted discount or premium.disclosures.

2.4. Finance Receivables    

Our finance receivable types include personal loans, the SpringCastle Portfolio, real estate loans, and retail sales finance as defined below:

Personal loans — are secured by consumer goods, automobiles, or other personal property or are unsecured, generally have maximumtypically non-revolving with a fixed-rate and a fixed, original termsterm of four years, and are usually fixed-rate, fixed-term loans.two to five years. At September 30, 2014, $1.72015, $2.2 billion of personal loans, or 48%56%, were secured by collateral consisting of titled personal property (such as automobiles), $1.3 and $1.8 billion, or 37%44%, were secured by consumer household goods or other items of personal property and the remainder wasor were unsecured.

SpringCastle Portfolio — are loans jointly acquired from HSBC Finance Corporation and certainby an indirect subsidiary of its affiliates (collectively, “HSBC”) on April 1, 2013SHI through a joint venture in which SFC currently owns a 47% equity interest as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014, as previously discussed in Note 1.(the “SpringCastle Portfolio”). These loans include unsecured loans and loans secured by subordinate residential real estate mortgages (which we service as unsecured loans due to the fact that the liens are subordinated to superior ranking security interests). The SpringCastle Portfolio includes both closed-end accounts and open-end lines of credit. These loans are in a liquidating status and vary in substance and form from our originated loans.

Real estate loans — are secured by first or second mortgages on residential real estate, generally have maximum original terms of 360 months, and are considered non-conforming. At September 30, 2014, $234.12015, $209 million of real estate loans, or 36%38%, were secured by first mortgages and $421.5$338 million, or 64%62%, were secured by second mortgages. Real estate loans may be closed-end accounts or open-end home equity lines of credit and are primarily fixed-rate products. Since we ceased real estate lending in January of 2012, our real estate loans are in a liquidating status.

Retail sales finance — includesinclude retail sales contracts and revolving retail accounts. Retail sales contracts are closed-end accounts that represent a single purchase transaction. Revolving retail accounts are open-end accounts that can be used for financing repeated purchases from the same merchant. Retail sales contracts are secured by the personal property designated in the contract and generally have maximum original terms of 60 months. Revolving retail accounts are secured by the goods purchased and generally require minimum monthly payments

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based on the amount financed calculated after the most recent purchase or outstanding balances. In January 2013, we ceased purchasingOur retail sales contracts and revolving retail accounts.finance portfolio is also in a liquidating status.


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Components of net finance receivables by type were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Personal
Loans
 
SpringCastle
Portfolio
 Real
Estate Loans
 Retail
Sales Finance
 Total
(dollars in millions) Personal
Loans
 
SpringCastle
Portfolio
 
Real Estate
Loans
 Retail
Sales Finance
 Total
                    
September 30, 2014  
    
  
  
          
Gross receivables* $4,181,830
 $2,067,719
 $653,101
 $62,342
 $6,964,992
September 30, 2015  
    
  
  
Gross receivables * $4,694
 $1,635
 $543
 $30
 $6,902
Unearned finance charges and points and fees (696,225) 
 (3,260) (5,922) (705,407) (802) 
 
 (3) (805)
Accrued finance charges 52,294
 15,426
 5,625
 480
 73,825
 56
 32
 4
 
 92
Deferred origination costs 41,689
 
 79
 
 41,768
 42
 
 
 
 42
Total $3,579,588
 $2,083,145
 $655,545
 $56,900
 $6,375,178
 $3,990
 $1,667
 $547
 $27
 $6,231
                    
December 31, 2013  
    
  
  
          
Gross receivables* $3,632,462
 $
 $7,843,787
 $108,457
 $11,584,706
December 31, 2014  
    
  
  
Gross receivables * $4,462
 $1,941
 $621
 $52
 $7,076
Unearned finance charges and points and fees (559,902) 
 (1,208) (10,444) (571,554) (764) 
 (1) (5) (770)
Accrued finance charges 48,008
 
 42,163
 898
 91,069
 58
 38
 5
 1
 102
Deferred origination costs 39,364
 
 274
 
 39,638
 44
 
 
 
 44
Total $3,159,932
 $
 $7,885,016
 $98,911
 $11,143,859
 $3,800
 $1,979
 $625
 $48
 $6,452
                                      
*Gross receivables are defined as follows:

finance receivables purchased as a performing receivable — gross finance receivables equal the UPBunpaid principal balance (“UPB”) for interest bearing accounts and the gross remaining contractual payments for precompute accounts; additionally, the remaining unearned discount, net of premium established at the time of purchase, is included in both interest bearing and precompute accounts to reflect the finance receivable balance at its fair value;

finance receivables originated subsequent to the Fortress Acquisition (as defined in the Purchased Credit Impaired Finance Receivables section located in this Note) — gross finance receivables equal the UPB for interest bearing accounts and the gross remaining contractual payments for precompute accounts; and

purchased credit impaired finance receivables — gross finance receivables equal the remaining estimated cash flows less the current balance of accretable yield on the purchased credit impaired accounts.

Included in the table above are personal loans with a carrying value of $1.8 billion at September 30, 2014 and $1.6 billion at December 31, 2013 and SpringCastle Portfolio loans with a carrying value of $2.1 billion at September 30, 2014finance receivables associated with securitizations that remain on our balance sheet. Also included in the table above are real estate loans with a carrying value of $5.6 billion atAt September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2013 associated with mortgage securitizations that have been sold or transferred to2014, the carrying values of these finance receivables held for sale during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. See Note 1 for further information on these sales. The carrying value of consolidated long-term debt associated with securitizations totaled $3.1$2.1 billion at September 30, 2014 and $5.2$1.9 billion, at December 31, 2013. See Note 9 for further discussion regarding our securitization transactions. Also included in the table above are finance receivables with a carrying value of $1.0 billion at December 31, 2013, which were pledged as collateralrespectively, for our secured term loan that we fully repaid in March 2014. See Note 8personal loans and $1.7 billion and $2.0 billion, respectively, for further discussion of the repayment of our secured term loan.SpringCastle Portfolio loans.










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Unused lines of credit extended to customers by the Company were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) September 30,
2014
 December 31,
2013
(dollars in millions) September 30,
2015
 December 31,
2014
        
Personal loans $1,462
 $4,996
 $2
 $1
SpringCastle Portfolio 357,914
 
 366
 354
Real estate loans 30,437
 32,338
 31
 31
Total $389,813
 $37,334
 $399
 $386

Unused lines of credit on our personal loans can be suspended if one of the following occurs: (1) the value of the collateral declines significantly; (2) we believe the borrower will be unable to fulfill the repayment obligations; or (3) any other default by the borrower of any material obligation under the agreement.agreement occurs. Unused lines of credit on our real estate loans and the SpringCastle Portfolio secured by subordinate residential real estate mortgages can be suspended if one of the following occurs: (1) the value of the real estate declines significantly below the property’s initial appraised value; (2) we believe the borrower will be unable to fulfill the repayment obligations because of a material change in the borrower’s financial circumstances; or (3) any other default by the borrower of any material obligation under the agreement occurs. Unused lines of credit on home equity lines of credit, including the SpringCastle Portfolio secured by subordinate residential real estate mortgages, can be terminated for delinquency. Unused lines of credit on the unsecured loans of the SpringCastle Portfolio can be terminated at our discretion.

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CREDIT QUALITY INDICATORS

We consider the delinquency status and nonperforming status of the finance receivable as our credit quality indicators.

We accrue finance charges on revolving retail finance receivables up to the date of charge-off at 180 days past due. We had $0.1 million ofOur revolving retail finance receivables that were more than 90 days past due and still accruing finance charges at September 30, 2014, compared to $0.4 million2015 and at December 31, 2013.2014 were immaterial. Our personal loans, SpringCastle Portfolio, and real estate loans do not have finance receivables that were more than 90 days past due and still accruing finance charges.

Delinquent Finance Receivables

We consider the delinquency status of the finance receivable as our primary credit quality indicator. We monitor delinquency trends to manage our exposure to credit risk. We consider finance receivables 60 days or more past due as delinquent and consider the likelihood of collection to decrease at such time.

























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The following is a summary of net finance receivables by type and by days delinquent:
(dollars in thousands) Personal
Loans
 
SpringCastle
Portfolio
 Real
Estate Loans
 Retail
Sales Finance
 Total
(dollars in millions) Personal
Loans
 
SpringCastle
Portfolio
 
Real Estate
Loans
 Retail
Sales Finance
 Total
                    
September 30, 2014  
    
  
  
          
September 30, 2015          
Net finance receivables:  
    
  
  
          
60-89 days past due $31,932
 $33,379
 $13,151
 $770
 $79,232
 $47
 $24
 $16
 $1
 $88
90-119 days past due 25,427
 20,955
 7,842
 429
 54,653
 36
 15
 4
 
 55
120-149 days past due 20,938
 15,826
 5,629
 558
 42,951
 29
 11
 3
 
 43
150-179 days past due 16,592
 13,102
 5,557
 303
 35,554
 23
 9
 2
 
 34
180 days or more past due 1,088
 4,946
 12,098
 46
 18,178
 2
 1
 12
 
 15
Total delinquent finance receivables 95,977
 88,208
 44,277
 2,106
 230,568
 137
 60
 37
 1
 235
Current 3,430,849
 1,932,945
 588,886
 53,522
 6,006,202
 3,784
 1,562
 497
 25
 5,868
30-59 days past due 52,762
 61,992
 22,382
 1,272
 138,408
 69
 45
 13
 1
 128
Total $3,579,588
 $2,083,145
 $655,545
 $56,900
 $6,375,178
 $3,990
 $1,667
 $547
 $27
 $6,231
                    
December 31, 2013  
    
  
  
          
December 31, 2014          
Net finance receivables:  
    
  
  
          
60-89 days past due $28,297
 $
 $96,778
 $1,290
 $126,365
 $36
 $31
 $12
 $1
 $80
90-119 days past due 22,648
 
 67,966
 1,017
 91,631
 30
 19
 9
 
 58
120-149 days past due 18,662
 
 54,882
 757
 74,301
 24
 16
 5
 1
 46
150-179 days past due 14,618
 
 45,040
 740
 60,398
 21
 14
 4
 
 39
180 days or more past due 934
 
 353,003
 173
 354,110
 2
 2
 12
 
 16
Total delinquent finance receivables 85,159
 
 617,669
 3,977
 706,805
 113
 82
 42
 2
 239
Current 3,027,460
 
 7,092,107
 92,093
 10,211,660
 3,632
 1,839
 565
 45
 6,081
30-59 days past due 47,313
 
 175,240
 2,841
 225,394
 55
 58
 18
 1
 132
Total $3,159,932
 $
 $7,885,016
 $98,911
 $11,143,859
 $3,800
 $1,979
 $625
 $48
 $6,452

Nonperforming Finance Receivables

We also monitor finance receivable performance trends to evaluate the potential risk of future credit losses. At 90 days or more past due, we consider our finance receivables to be nonperforming. Once the finance receivables are considered as nonperforming, we consider them to be at increased risk for credit loss.


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Our performing and nonperforming net finance receivables by type were as follows:
(dollars in thousands)
Personal
Loans
 
SpringCastle
Portfolio
 Real
Estate Loans
 Retail
Sales Finance
 Total
(dollars in millions)
Personal
Loans
 
SpringCastle
Portfolio
 Real Estate
Loans
 Retail
Sales Finance
 Total




 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

September 30, 2014
 
 

  
  
  



 

 

 

 

September 30, 2015
 
 

  
  
  
Performing
$3,515,543

$2,028,316

$624,419

$55,564

$6,223,842

$3,900

$1,631

$526

$27

$6,084
Nonperforming
64,045

54,829

31,126

1,336
 151,336

90

36

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Total
$3,579,588
 $2,083,145
 $655,545
 $56,900
 $6,375,178

$3,990
 $1,667
 $547
 $27
 $6,231




 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

December 31, 2013
 
 

  
  
  



 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014
 
 

  
  
  
Performing
$3,103,070
 $
 $7,364,125
 $96,224
 $10,563,419

$3,723
 $1,928
 $595
 $47
 $6,293
Nonperforming
56,862
 
 520,891
 2,687
 580,440

77
 51
 30
 1
 159
Total
$3,159,932
 $
 $7,885,016
 $98,911
 $11,143,859

$3,800
 $1,979
 $625
 $48
 $6,452

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PURCHASED CREDIT IMPAIRED FINANCE RECEIVABLES

As a result of the Fortress Acquisition, we applied push-down accounting and adjusted the carrying value of our finance receivables (the “FA Loans”) to their fair value on November 30, 2010.

In connection with the SAC Capital ContributionSFI’s capital contribution of its wholly owned subsidiary, Springleaf Acquisition Corporation (“SAC”), to SFC on July 31, 2014 (the “SAC Capital Contribution”), SFC owns a 47% equity interest in the SpringCastle Portfolio (the “SCP Loans”), certain of which were determined to be credit impaired when SAC acquired the SCP Loans on April 1, 2013.

As a result of the significance of the ownership interest acquired by FCFI Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of Fortress (the “Fortress Acquisition”), we revalued our assets and liabilities based on their fair value at the date of the Fortress Acquisition, November 30, 2010, in accordance with business combination standards (“push-down accounting”) and adjusted the carrying value of our finance receivables (the “FA Loans”) to their fair value.

We includereport the carrying amount of our purchased credit impaired finance receivables in net finance receivables, less allowance for finance receivable losses. Prepayments reduce the outstanding balance, contractual cash flows, and cash flows expected to be collected.

We reportlosses or in finance receivables held for sale of $493.2 million atas discussed below.

At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, which consist of our non-core real estate loans.finance receivables held for sale totaled $797 million and $205 million, respectively. See Note 46 for further information on our finance receivables held for sale. At September 30, 2014, financesale, which consist of certain of our personal loans and non-core real estate loans. Finance receivables held for sale include purchased credit impaired real estate loans,finance receivables as well as troubled debt restructured (“TDR”) real estate loans.TDR finance receivables. Therefore, we are presenting the financial information for theour purchased credit impaired finance receivables and the TDR finance receivables bycombined for finance receivables held for investment and finance receivables held for sale in the tables below.

Information regarding theseour purchased credit impaired finance receivables held for investment and held for sale were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) SCP Loans FA Loans Total
       
September 30, 2014      
       
Carrying amount, net of allowance (a) $370,967
 $191,714
 $562,681
Outstanding balance (b) $682,389
 $300,128
 $982,517
Allowance for purchased credit impaired finance receivable losses $
 $4,513
 $4,513
       
December 31, 2013      
       
Carrying amount, net of allowance $
 $1,250,621
 $1,250,621
Outstanding balance $
 $1,782,271
 $1,782,271
Allowance for purchased credit impaired finance receivable losses $
 $57,261
 $57,261
(dollars in millions) SCP Loans FA Loans * Total
       
September 30, 2015      
Carrying amount, net of allowance $251
 $86
 $337
Outstanding balance 515
 139
 654
Allowance for purchased credit impaired finance receivable losses 
 5
 5
       
December 31, 2014      
Carrying amount, net of allowance $340
 $93
 $433
Outstanding balance 628
 151
 779
Allowance for purchased credit impaired finance receivable losses 
 5
 5

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(a)*The carrying amount of purchasedPurchased credit impaired finance receivables at September 30, 2014 includes $165.5 million of purchased credit impaired finance receivablesFA Loans held for sale.sale included in the table above were as follows:

(b)The outstanding balance of purchased credit impaired finance receivables at September 30, 2014 includes $246.1 million of purchased credit impaired finance receivables held for sale.
(dollars in millions) FA Loans
   
September 30, 2015  
Carrying amount, net of allowance $62
Outstanding balance 91
   
December 31, 2014  
Carrying amount, net of allowance $68
Outstanding balance 99

The allowance for purchased credit impaired finance receivable losses at September 30, 20142015 and December 31, 2013,2014, reflected the net carrying value of thesethe purchased credit impaired finance receivablesFA Loans being higher than the present value of the expected cash flows.


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Changes in accretable yield for purchased credit impaired finance receivables held for investment and held for sale were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) SCP Loans FA Loans Total
       
At or for the Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2014
      
       
Balance at beginning of period $
 $622,956
 $622,956
Accretable yield for SpringCastle Portfolio contributed to SFC (a) 259,944
 
 259,944
Accretion (b) (10,327) (20,617) (30,944)
Transfers due to finance receivables sold 
 (559,250) (559,250)
Disposals of finance receivables (c) (3,196) (3,638) (6,834)
Balance at end of period $246,421
 $39,451
 $285,872
       
At or for the Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2013
      
       
Balance at beginning of period $
 $844,018
 $844,018
Accretion 
 (32,041) (32,041)
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference (d) 
 2,740
 2,740
Disposals of finance receivables (c) 
 (8,337) (8,337)
Balance at end of period $
 $806,380
 $806,380
       
At or for the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2014
      
       
Balance at beginning of period $
 $766,927
 $766,927
Accretable yield for SpringCastle Portfolio contributed to SFC (a) 259,944
 
 259,944
Accretion (b) (10,327) (75,831) (86,158)
Transfers due to finance receivables sold 
 (636,888) (636,888)
Disposals of finance receivables (c) (3,196) (14,757) (17,953)
Balance at end of period $246,421
 $39,451
 $285,872
       
At or for the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2013
      
       
Balance at beginning of period $
 $624,879
 $624,879
Accretion 
 (97,036) (97,036)
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference (d) 
 303,328
 303,328
Disposals of finance receivables (c) 
 (24,791) (24,791)
Balance at end of period $
 $806,380
 $806,380
(dollars in millions) SCP Loans FA Loans Total
       
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015      
Balance at beginning of period $474
 $13
 $487
Accretion (a) (20) (3) (23)
Disposals of finance receivables (b) (7) 
 (7)
Balance at end of period $447
 $10
 $457
       
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014      
Balance at beginning of period $
 $623
 $623
Accretable yield for SpringCastle Portfolio contributed to SFC 260
 
 260
Accretion (a) (11) (20) (31)
Transfers due to finance receivables sold 
 (559) (559)
Disposals of finance receivables (b) (3) (4) (7)
Balance at end of period $246
 $40
 $286
       
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015      
Balance at beginning of period $541
 $19
 $560
Accretion (a) (66) (8) (74)
Disposals of finance receivables (b) (28) (1) (29)
Balance at end of period $447
 $10
 $457
       
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014      
Balance at beginning of period $
 $767
 $767
Accretable yield for SpringCastle Portfolio contributed to SFC 260
 
 260
Accretion (a) (11) (75) (86)
Transfers due to finance receivables sold 
 (637) (637)
Disposals of finance receivables (b) (3) (15) (18)
Balance at end of period $246
 $40
 $286

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(a)As a result of the SAC Capital ContributionAccretion on July 31, 2014, SFC owns a 47% equity interestour purchased credit impaired FA Loans held for sale included in the SpringCastle Portfolio.table above were as follows:
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2015 2014 2015 2014
         
Accretion $2
 $11
 $5
 $11

(b)Accretion on our purchased credit impaired finance receivables for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 includes $11.1 million and $11.3 million, respectively, of accretion on purchased credit impaired finance receivables held for sale, which is reported as interest income on finance receivables held for sale originated as held for investment.

(c)Disposals of finance receivables represent finance charges forfeited due to purchased credit impaired finance receivables charged-offcharged off during the period.

(d)Reclassifications from (to) nonaccretable difference represent the increases (decreases) in accretion resulting from higher (lower) estimated undiscounted cash flows.


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TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURED FINANCE RECEIVABLES

Information regarding TDR finance receivables held for investment and held for sale were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Real Estate Loans
   
September 30, 2014  
   
TDR gross finance receivables (a) (b) $334,141
TDR net finance receivables (c) $335,512
Allowance for TDR finance receivable losses $31,205
   
December 31, 2013  
   
TDR gross finance receivables (a) $1,366,346
TDR net finance receivables $1,371,321
Allowance for TDR finance receivable losses $177,011
(dollars in millions) 
Personal
Loans (a)
 
SpringCastle
Portfolio
 Real Estate
Loans (a)
 Total
         
September 30, 2015        
TDR gross finance receivables (b) $30
 $14
 $199
 $243
TDR net finance receivables 29
 12
 200
 241
Allowance for TDR finance receivable losses 7
 4
 30
 41
         
December 31, 2014        
TDR gross finance receivables (b) $22
 $11
 $196
 $229
TDR net finance receivables 22
 10
 196
 228
Allowance for TDR finance receivable losses 1
 3
 32
 36
                                      
(a)As defined earlierTDR finance receivables held for sale included in this Note.the table above were as follows:
(dollars in millions) 
Personal
Loans
 
Real Estate
Loans
 Total
       
September 30, 2015      
TDR gross finance receivables $2
 $92
 $94
TDR net finance receivables 2
 92
 94
       
December 31, 2014      
TDR gross finance receivables $
 $91
 $91
TDR net finance receivables 
 91
 91

(b)TDR gross finance receivables at September 30, 2014 include $230.7 million of TDR finance receivables held for sale.

(c)TDR net finance receivables at September 30, 2014 includes $231.6 million of TDR finance receivables held for sale.As defined earlier in this Note.

We have no commitments to lend additional funds on our TDR finance receivables.


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TDR average net receivables held for investment and held for sale and finance charges recognized on TDR finance receivables held for investment and held for sale were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
    Revised   Revised
Real Estate Loans  
  
  
  
         
TDR average net receivables (a) $797,418
 $1,200,178
 $1,187,138
 $1,052,653
TDR finance charges recognized (b) $10,005
 $16,841
 $44,505
 $45,791
(dollars in millions) 
Personal
Loans
 
SpringCastle
Portfolio
 
Real Estate
Loans (a)
 Total
         
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015  
  
  
  
TDR average net receivables $30
 $12
 $199
 $241
TDR finance charges recognized 
 1
 2
 3
         
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014        
TDR average net receivables (b) $17
 $8
 $797
 $822
TDR finance charges recognized 
 
 10
 10
         
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015        
TDR average net receivables $28
 $12
 $197
 $237
TDR finance charges recognized 2
 1
 8
 11
         
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014        
TDR average net receivables (b) $15
 $8
 $1,187
 $1,210
TDR finance charges recognized 1
 
 45
 46
                                      
(a)TDR finance receivables held for sale included in the table above were as follows:
(dollars in millions) 
Real Estate
Loans
   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015  
TDR average net receivables $92
TDR finance charges recognized 2
   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014  
TDR average net receivables $413
TDR finance charges recognized 3
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015  
TDR average net receivables $91
TDR finance charges recognized 4
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014  
TDR average net receivables $413
TDR finance charges recognized 3

(b)TDR SpringCastle Portfolio loans average net receivables for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 include $413.0 million of TDR average net receivables held for sale, which reflect a two-month average since the real estate loans were transferred to finance receivables held for saleSAC Capital Contribution occurred on August 1,July 31, 2014.

(b)TDR finance charges recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 include $3.1 million of interest income on TDR finance receivables held for sale.

The impact of the transfers of finance receivables held for investment to finance receivables held for sale and the subsequent sales of finance receivables held for sale during the first half of 2014 was immaterial since the loans were transferred and sold within the same months.


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Information regarding the new volume of the TDR finance receivables held for investment and held for sale were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
    Revised   Revised
Real Estate Loans  
  
  
  
         
Number of TDR accounts (a) 403
 1,461
 2,290
 5,762
Pre-modification TDR net finance receivables (b) $28,401
 $131,969
 $209,360
 $450,276
Post-modification TDR net finance receivables (b) $29,889
 $139,830
 $199,353
 $472,724
(dollars in millions) 
Personal
Loans (a)
 
SpringCastle
Portfolio
 Real Estate
Loans (a)
 Total
         
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015  
  
  
  
Pre-modification TDR net finance receivables $8
 $1
 $6
 $15
Post-modification TDR net finance receivables:        
Rate reduction $3
 $1
 $3
 $7
Other (b) 3
 
 2
 5
Total post-modification TDR net finance receivables $6
 $1
 $5
 $12
Number of TDR accounts 1,545
 142
 95
 1,782
         
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014        
Pre-modification TDR net finance receivables $5
 $2
 $28
 $35
Post-modification TDR net finance receivables:        
Rate reduction $3
 $2
 $26
 $31
Other (b) 2
 
 4
 6
Total post-modification TDR net finance receivables $5
 $2
 $30
 $37
Number of TDR accounts 1,125
 246
 403
 1,774
         
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015        
Pre-modification TDR net finance receivables $24
 $5
 $16
 $45
Post-modification TDR net finance receivables:        
Rate reduction $11
 $5
 $12
 $28
Other (b) 9
 
 4
 13
Total post-modification TDR net finance receivables $20
 $5
 $16
 $41
Number of TDR accounts 4,860
 550
 272
 5,682
         
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014        
Pre-modification TDR net finance receivables $11
 $2
 $209
 $222
Post-modification TDR net finance receivables:        
Rate reduction $7
 $2
 $154
 $163
Other (b) 4
 
 45
 49
Total post-modification TDR net finance receivables $11
 $2
 $199
 $212
Number of TDR accounts 2,678
 246
 2,290
 5,214


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(a)Number of new TDR accountsfinance receivables held for sale included in the table above were as follows:
(dollars in millions) 
Personal
Loans
 
Real Estate
Loans
 Total
       
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015  
  
  
Pre-modification TDR net finance receivables * $
 $1
 $1
Post-modification TDR net finance receivables * $
 $2
 $2
Number of TDR accounts 50
 33
 83
       
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014      
Pre-modification TDR net finance receivables $
 $6
 $6
Post-modification TDR net finance receivables $
 $7
 $7
Number of TDR accounts 
 89
 89
       
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015      
Pre-modification TDR net finance receivables * $
 $4
 $4
Post-modification TDR net finance receivables * $
 $5
 $5
Number of TDR accounts 50
 77
 127
       
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014      
Pre-modification TDR net finance receivables $
 $6
 $6
Post-modification TDR net finance receivables $
 $7
 $7
Number of TDR accounts 
 89
 89
*Pre-modification and post-modification TDR personal loans held for sale for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 includes 89 new TDR accounts that2015 were held for sale.less than $1 million and, therefore, are not quantified in the table above.

(b)TDR net finance receivables for the three“Other” modifications include extension of term and nine months ended September 30, 2014 include $6.0 millionforgiveness of pre-modification and $6.6 million of post-modification TDR net finance receivables held for sale.principal or interest.

Net finance receivables held for investment and held for sale that were modified as TDR finance receivables within the previous 12 months and for which there was a default during the period to cause the TDR finance receivables to be considered nonperforming (90 days or more past due) were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
    Revised   Revised
Real Estate Loans  
  
  
  
         
Number of TDR accounts (a) 54
 369
 488
 796
TDR net finance receivables (a) (b) $2,788
 $25,758
 $31,465
 $59,719
(dollars in millions) 
Personal
Loans (a)
 
SpringCastle
Portfolio
 Real Estate
Loans (a)
 Total
         
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015  
  
  
  
TDR net finance receivables (b) (c) $1
 $
 $1
 $2
Number of TDR accounts 342
 26
 9
 377
         
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014        
TDR net finance receivables (b) (c) $
 $
 $2
 $2
Number of TDR accounts 42
 11
 54
 107
         
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015        
TDR net finance receivables (b) $3
 $1
 $2
 $6
Number of TDR accounts 855
 122
 35
 1,012
         
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014        
TDR net finance receivables (b) (c) $
 $
 $31
 $31
Number of TDR accounts 74
 11
 488
 573

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(a)Number and amount of TDR net finance receivables held for sale included in the table above were as follows:
(dollars in millions) 
Real Estate
Loans
   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015  
TDR net finance receivables * $
Number of TDR accounts 1
   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014  
TDR net finance receivables $2
Number of TDR accounts 30
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015  
TDR net finance receivables $1
Number of TDR accounts 14
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014  
TDR net finance receivables $2
Number of TDR accounts 30
*TDR real estate loans held for sale for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20142015 that defaulted during the previous 12 month period include 30 TDR accounts that were held for sale totaling $1.8 million.less than $1 million and, therefore, are not quantified in the combined table above.

(b)Represents the corresponding balance of TDR net finance receivables at the end of the month in which they defaulted.

(c)TDR personal loans and SpringCastle Portfolio loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and TDR SpringCastle Portfolio loans for the three months ended September 30, 2015 that defaulted during the previous 12 month period were less than $1 million and, therefore, are not quantified in the combined table above.



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3.5. Allowance for Finance Receivable Losses    

Changes in the allowance for finance receivable losses by finance receivable type were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Personal
Loans
 
SpringCastle
Portfolio
 Real
Estate Loans
 Retail
Sales Finance
 Consolidated Total
(dollars in millions) Personal
Loans
 
SpringCastle
Portfolio
 
Real Estate
Loans
 Retail
Sales Finance
 Consolidated Total
          
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015  
    
  
  
Balance at beginning of period $139
 $3
 $35
 $1
 $178
Provision for finance receivable losses 60
 20
 2
 
 82
Charge-offs (57) (22) (4) 
 (83)
Recoveries 10
 3
 2
 
 15
Reduction in the carrying value of personal loans transferred to finance receivables held for sale (a) (1) 
 
 
 (1)
Balance at end of period $151
 $4
 $35
 $1
 $191
                    
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2014
  
    
  
  
  
    
  
  
          
Balance at beginning of period $106,249
 $
 $258,897
 $1,350
 $366,496
 $106
 $
 $259
 $1
 $366
Provision for finance receivable losses (a) 57,260
 18,073
 16,112
 669
 92,114
Provision for finance receivable losses 58
 18
 16
 1
 93
Charge-offs (47,272) (20,300) (13,291) (1,199) (82,062) (48) (20) (13) (1) (82)
Recoveries 7,056
 1,836
 963
 374
 10,229
 7
 2
 
 
 9
Reduction in the carrying value of real estate loans transferred to finance receivables held for sale (b) 
 
 (225,047) 
 (225,047) 
 
 (225) 
 (225)
Allowance for SpringCastle Portfolio contributed to SFC (c) 
 710
 
 
 710
Allowance for SpringCastle Portfolio contributed to SFC 
 1
 
 
 1
Balance at end of period $123,293
 $319
 $37,634
 $1,194
 $162,440
 $123
 $1

$37

$1

$162
                    
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2013 - Revised
  
    
  
  
          
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015  
    
  
  
Balance at beginning of period $60,250
 $
 $180,458
 $920
 $241,628
 $130
 $3
 $40
 $1
 $174
Provision for finance receivable losses (a) 39,685
 
 59,862
 1,843
 101,390
Provision for finance receivable losses 170
 70
 6
 1
 247
Charge-offs (32,527) 
 (32,989) (2,032) (67,548) (176) (78) (15) (2) (271)
Recoveries 2,135
 
 1,324
 294
 3,753
 28
 9
 4
 1
 42
Reduction in the carrying value of personal loans transferred to finance receivables held for sale (a) (1) 
 
 
 (1)
Balance at end of period $69,543
 $
 $208,655
 $1,025
 $279,223
 $151
 $4
 $35
 $1
 $191
                    
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014
  
    
  
  
  
    
  
  
          
Balance at beginning of period $94,323
 $
 $236,032
 $1,840
 $332,195
 $94
 $
 $236
 $2
 $332
Provision for finance receivable losses (a) 149,904
 18,073
 102,732
 2,663
 273,372
Provision for finance receivable losses 150
 18
 103
 3
 274
Charge-offs (138,492) (20,300) (67,189) (4,310) (230,291) (139) (20) (67) (4) (230)
Recoveries (d) 17,558
 1,836
 5,785
 1,001
 26,180
Recoveries (c) 18
 2
 5
 
 25
Reduction in the carrying value of real estate loans transferred to finance receivables held for sale (b) 
 
 (239,726) 
 (239,726) 
 
 (240) 
 (240)
Allowance for SpringCastle Portfolio contributed to SFC (c) 
 710
 
 
 710
Allowance for SpringCastle Portfolio contributed to SFC 
 1
 
 
 1
Balance at end of period $123,293

$319

$37,634

$1,194

$162,440
 $123
 $1
 $37
 $1
 $162
          
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013 - Revised
  
    
  
  
          
Balance at beginning of period $66,580
 $
 $113,861
 $2,260
 $182,701
Provision for finance receivable losses (a) 64,282
 
 199,957
 (4,234) 260,005
Charge-offs (e) (106,161) 
 (120,751) (7,338) (234,250)
Recoveries (f) 44,842
 
 15,588
 10,337
 70,767
Balance at end of period $69,543
 $
 $208,655
 $1,025
 $279,223





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(a)ComponentsDuring the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, we reduced the carrying value of provisioncertain personal loans to $608 million as a result of the transfer of these finance receivables from finance receivables held for investment to finance receivable losses on our real estate loans were as follows:receivables held for sale due to management’s intent to no longer hold these finance receivables for the foreseeable future.
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
    Revised   Revised
Real estate loans  
  
  
  
         
Provision for finance receivable losses  
  
  
  
Non-credit impaired finance receivables $6,376
 $17,806
 $32,189
 $62,781
Purchased credit impaired finance receivables 3,011
 21,210
 28,594
 60,511
TDR finance receivables 6,725
 20,846
 41,949
 76,665
Total $16,112
 $59,862
 $102,732
 $199,957

(b)During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, we reduced the carrying value of certain real estate loans to $5.3 billion and $6.6 billion, respectively, as a result of the transferstransfer of these loans from finance receivables held for investment to finance receivables held for sale due to management’s intent to no longer hold these finance receivables for the foreseeable future.


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(c)As a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014, SFC owns a 47% equity interest in the SpringCastle Portfolio.

(d)Recoveries during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 included $2.2$2 million of real estate loan recoveries resulting from a sale of previously charged-off real estate loans in March 2014, net of a $0.2 million reserve for subsequent buybacks.

(e)Effective March 31, 2013, we charge off to the allowance for finance receivable losses personal loans that are 180 days past due. Previously, we charged-off to the allowance for finance receivable losses personal loans on which payments received in the prior six months totaled less than 5% of the original loan amount. As a result of this change, we recorded $13.3 million of additional charge-offs in March 2013.

(f)Recoveries during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 included $39.6 million ($23.8 million of personal loan recoveries, $9.9 million of real estate loan recoveries, and $5.9 million of retail sales finance recoveries) resulting from a sale of previously charged-off finance receivables in June 2013, net of a $1.6 million adjustment for the subsequent buyback of certain finance receivables.2014.

Included in the allowance for finance receivable losses are allowances associated with securitizations that totaled $67.8$131 million at September 30, 20142015 and $153.1$72 million at December 31, 2013.2014. See Note 911 for further discussion regarding our securitization transactions.

The carrying value charged-off for purchased credit impaired loans was as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
                
Charged-off against provision for finance receivable losses:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
SCP Loans $4,869
 $
 $4,869
 $
 $4
 $5
 $17
 $5
FA Loans gross charge-offs* $2,019
 $9,873
 $14,951
 $31,501
FA Loans gross charge-offs * 
 2
 1
 15
                                      
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The allowance for finance receivable losses and net finance receivables by type and by impairment method were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Personal
Loans
 
SpringCastle
Portfolio
 Real
Estate Loans
 Retail
Sales Finance
 Total
(dollars in millions) Personal
Loans
 
SpringCastle
Portfolio
 
Real Estate
Loans
 Retail
Sales Finance
 Total
                    
September 30, 2014  
    
  
  
          
September 30, 2015  
    
  
  
Allowance for finance receivable losses for finance receivables:  
    
  
  
  
    
  
  
Collectively evaluated for impairment $123,293
 $319
 $1,916
 $1,194
 $126,722
 $144
 $
 $
 $1
 $145
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality (purchased credit impaired finance receivables) 
 
 4,513
 
 4,513
 
 
 5
 
 5
Individually evaluated for impairment (TDR finance receivables) 
 
 31,205
 
 31,205
 7
 4
 30
 
 41
Total $123,293

$319

$37,634

$1,194

$162,440
 $151
 $4
 $35
 $1
 $191
                    
Finance receivables:  
    
  
  
  
    
  
  
Collectively evaluated for impairment $3,579,588
 $1,712,178
 $520,969
 $56,900
 $5,869,635
 $3,963
 $1,404
 $410
 $27
 $5,804
Purchased credit impaired finance receivables 
 370,967
 30,686
 
 401,653
 
 251
 29
 
 280
TDR finance receivables 
 
 103,890
 
 103,890
 27
 12
 108
 
 147
Total $3,579,588

$2,083,145

$655,545

$56,900

$6,375,178
 $3,990
 $1,667
 $547
 $27
 $6,231
                    
December 31, 2013  
    
  
  
          
December 31, 2014  
    
  
  
Allowance for finance receivable losses for finance receivables:  
    
  
  
  
    
  
  
Collectively evaluated for impairment $94,323
 $
 $1,760
 $1,840
 $97,923
 $129
 $
 $3
 $1
 $133
Purchased credit impaired finance receivables 
 
 57,261
 
 57,261
 
 
 5
 
 5
TDR finance receivables 
 
 177,011
 
 177,011
 1
 3
 32
 
 36
Total $94,323
 $
 $236,032
 $1,840
 $332,195
 $130
 $3
 $40
 $1
 $174
                    
Finance receivables:  
    
  
  
  
    
  
  
Collectively evaluated for impairment $3,159,932
 $
 $5,205,813
 $98,911
 $8,464,656
 $3,778
 $1,629
 $490
 $48
 $5,945
Purchased credit impaired finance receivables 
 
 1,307,882
 
 1,307,882
 
 340
 30
 
 370
TDR finance receivables 
 
 1,371,321
 
 1,371,321
 22
 10
 105
 
 137
Total $3,159,932
 $
 $7,885,016
 $98,911
 $11,143,859
 $3,800
 $1,979
 $625
 $48
 $6,452


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6. Finance Receivables Held for Sale    

We report finance receivables held for sale of $493.2$797 million at September 30, 2015 and $205 million at December 31, 2014, which are carried at the lower of cost or fair value. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the fair value of our finance receivables held for sale exceeded the cost. We used the aggregate basis to determine the lower of cost or fair value of the finance receivables held for sale since the underlying real estate loans were presented to the buyers on a portfolio basis.sale. We also separately present the interest income on our finance receivables held for sale as interest income on finance receivables held for sale originated as held for investment on our interimcondensed consolidated statements of operations, which totaled $46.5$4 million and $53.7$13 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, compared to $47 million and $54 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

On August 1, 2014,September 30, 2015, we transferred real estate$608 million of personal loans with a carrying value of $5.3 billion (after the basis adjustment for the relateddeducting allowance for finance receivable losses) from finance receivables held for investment to held for sale due to management’s intent to no longer hold these finance receivables for the foreseeable future. On August 29, 2014, we sold finance receivables held for sale with a carrying value of $4.0 billion and related trust assets and recorded a net gain at the time of sale of $604.9 million primarily resulting from the reversal of the remaining unaccreted push-down accounting basis for these finance receivables, less allowance for finance receivable losses that we established at the date of the Fortress Acquisition. The net gain on this sale included proceeds of $38.8 million from the related MSR Sale. On September 30, 2014,

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we sold finance receivables held for sale with a carrying value of $768.6 million and recorded a net gain at the time of sale of $11.7 million primarily resulting from the reversal of the remaining unaccreted push-down accounting basis for these finance receivables, less allowance for finance receivable losses that we established at the date of the Fortress Acquisition.

On June 1,During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, we transferred real estate loans with a carrying value of $451.2 milliontotaling $5.3 billion and $6.6 billion, respectively, (after the basis adjustment for the relateddeducting allowance for finance receivable losses) from finance receivables held for investment to held for sale due to management’s intent to no longer hold these finance receivables for the foreseeable future. On JuneDuring the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, we sold the finance receivables held for sale with a carrying valuetotaling $4.7 billion and $6.0 billion, respectively, and recorded net gains of $444.4$617 million and related trust assets and recorded a net gain at the time of sale of $34.8$707 million, primarily resulting from the reversal of the remaining unaccreted push-down accounting basis forrespectively. At September 30, 2015, these finance receivables, less allowance for finance receivable losses that we established at the date of the Fortress Acquisition.

On March 1, 2014, we transferred real estate loans with a carrying value of $825.2 million (after the basis adjustment for the related allowance for finance receivable losses) from finance receivables held for investment to held for sale due to management’s intent to no longer hold these finance receivables for the foreseeable future. On March 31, 2014, we sold finance receivables held for sale with a carrying value of $814.8 million and related trust assets and recorded a net gain at the time of sale of $55.2 million primarily resulting from the reversal of the remaining unaccreted push-down accounting basis for these finance receivables, less allowance for finance receivable losses that we established at the date of the Fortress Acquisition.

See Note 1 for further information on these sales. We did not have any transfer activity between finance receivables held for investment to finance receivables held for sale during the first nine months of 2013.

LOAN REPURCHASES

We repurchased four loans for $0.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and nine loans for $1.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. We repurchased two loans for $0.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 19 loans for $2.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. In each period, we repurchased the loans that were previously sold to HSBC because these loans were reaching the defined delinquency limits or had breached the contractual representations and warranties under the loan sale agreements. At September 30, 2014, there were no unresolved recourse requests.

During the third quarter of 2014, we established a reserve for sales recourse obligations of $9.9 million related to the sales of real estate loans with a total carrying value of $6.0 billion during the first nine months of 2014. As of September 30, 2014, we had no repurchase activity or recourse losses associated with these sales. However, we will continue to monitor any repurchase activity in the future and will adjust the reserve accordingly.

The activity in our reserve for sales recourse obligations associated with the real estate loan sales during the first nine months of 2014 and the loans that were previously sold to HSBC were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) At or for the Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

At or for the Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

At or for the Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

At or for the Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
         
Balance at beginning of period $4,724
 $4,766
 $4,702
 $4,863
Provision for recourse obligations 8,543
 
 8,706
 322
Recourse losses (70) (42) (211) (461)
Balance at end of period $13,197
 $4,724
 $13,197
 $4,724
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5.7. Investment Securities    

AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES

Cost/amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of available-for-sale securities by type were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) 
Cost/
Amortized
Cost
 
Unrealized
Gains
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
(dollars in millions) 
Cost/
Amortized
Cost
 
Unrealized
Gains
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
                
September 30, 2014  
  
  
  
        
September 30, 2015  
  
  
  
Fixed maturity available-for-sale securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
U.S. government and government sponsored entities $55,427
 $930
 $(159) $56,198
 $69
 $
 $(1) $68
Obligations of states, municipalities, and political subdivisions 115,916
 2,618
 (82) 118,452
 83
 1
 
 84
Corporate debt 252,498
 11,452
 (1,200) 262,750
 248
 3
 (6) 245
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed, and collateralized:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) 77,098
 2,362
 (42) 79,418
 79
 
 
 79
Commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) 22,167
 80
 (149) 22,098
 39
 
 
 39
Collateralized debt obligations (“CDO”)/Asset-backed securities (“ABS”) 18,589
 30
 (50) 18,569
 32
 
 
 32
Total 541,695
 17,472
 (1,682) 557,485
Total bonds 550
 4
 (7) 547
Preferred stock 7,163
 84
 (204) 7,043
 16
 
 
 16
Other long-term investments* 1,306
 131
 (7) 1,430
Common stocks 850
 
 
 850
Total $551,014
 $17,687
 $(1,893) $566,808
Other long-term investments 1
 
 
 1
Total (a) $567
 $4
 $(7) $564
                
December 31, 2013  
  
  
  
        
December 31, 2014  
  
  
  
Fixed maturity available-for-sale securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bonds:                
U.S. government and government sponsored entities $58,748
 $565
 $(680) $58,633
 $61
 $3
 $
 $64
Obligations of states, municipalities, and political subdivisions 101,118
 1,703
 (76) 102,745
 99
 3
 
 102
Certificates of deposit and commercial paper (b) 1
 
 
 1
Corporate debt 233,977
 6,126
 (2,187) 237,916
 256
 12
 (1) 267
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed, and collateralized:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
RMBS 81,259
 1,923
 (559) 82,623
 71
 2
 
 73
CMBS 7,487
 76
 (16) 7,547
 25
 
 (1) 24
CDO/ABS 3,981
 19
 (24) 3,976
 61
 
 
 61
Total 486,570
 10,412
 (3,542) 493,440
Total bonds 574
 20
 (2) 592
Preferred stock 7,844
 
 (39) 7,805
 7
 
 
 7
Other long-term investments* 1,394
 
 (125) 1,269
Common stocks 850
 
 
 850
Total $496,658
 $10,412
 $(3,706) $503,364
Other long-term investments 1
 
 
 1
Total (a) $582
 $20
 $(2) $600
                                      
*(a)Excludes an immaterial interest in a limited partnership that we account for using the equity method ($0.5and Federal Home Loan Bank common stock of $1 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, which is classified as a restricted investment and $0.6carried at cost.

(b)Includes certificates of deposit pledged as collateral, totaling $2 million at December 31, 2013).2014, primarily to support bank lines of credit.







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Fair value and unrealized losses on investmentavailable-for-sale securities by type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position were as follows:
 Less Than 12 Months 12 Months or Longer Total Less Than 12 Months 12 Months or Longer Total
(dollars in thousands) 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
(dollars in millions) 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses *
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses *
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
                        
September 30, 2014  
  
  
  
  
  
            
September 30, 2015  
  
  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
U.S. government and government sponsored entities $17,827
 $(53) $13,468
 $(106) $31,295
 $(159) $51
 $(1) $
 $
 $51
 $(1)
Obligations of states, municipalities, and political subdivisions 17,917
 (54) 1,053
 (28) 18,970
 (82) 15
 
 11
 
 26
 
Corporate debt 34,004
 (358) 15,356
 (842) 49,360
 (1,200) 107
 (6) 14
 
 121
 (6)
RMBS 12,310
 (19) 2,635
 (23) 14,945
 (42) 8
 
 
 
 8
 
CMBS 18,605
 (149) 
 
 18,605
 (149) 19
 
 7
 
 26
 
CDO/ABS 6,874
 (50) 
 
 6,874
 (50) 16
 
 
 
 16
 
Total 107,537
 (683) 32,512
 (999) 140,049
 (1,682)
Total bonds 216
 (7) 32
 
 248
 (7)
Preferred stock 6,019
 (204) 
 
 6,019
 (204) 6
 
 
 
 6
 
Other long-term investments 
 
 104
 (7) 104
 (7) 1
 
 
 
 1
 
Total $113,556
 $(887) $32,616
 $(1,006) $146,172
 $(1,893) $223
 $(7) $32
 $
 $255
 $(7)
                        
December 31, 2013  
  
  
  
  
  
            
December 31, 2014  
  
  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
U.S. government and government sponsored entities $44,314
 $(680) $
 $
 $44,314
 $(680) $
 $
 $1
 $
 $1
 $
Obligations of states, municipalities, and political subdivisions 14,220
 (76) 
 
 14,220
 (76) 27
 
 1
 
 28
 
Corporate debt 65,809
 (1,535) 11,772
 (652) 77,581
 (2,187) 36
 (1) 6
 
 42
 (1)
RMBS 18,288
 (559) 
 
 18,288
 (559) 9
 
 
 
 9
 
CMBS 2,993
 (16) 
 
 2,993
 (16) 16
 (1) 2
 
 18
 (1)
CDO/ABS 2,658
 (24) 
 
 2,658
 (24) 46
 
 
 
 46
 
Total bonds 134
 (2) 10
 
 144
 (2)
Preferred stock 6
 
 
 
 6
 
Total 148,282
 (2,890) 11,772
 (652) 160,054
 (3,542) $140
 $(2) $10
 $
 $150
 $(2)
Preferred stock 7,805
 (39) 
 
 7,805
 (39)
Other long-term investments 1,269
 (125) 
 
 1,269
 (125)
Total $157,356
 $(3,054) $11,772
 $(652) $169,128
 $(3,706)
*Unrealized losses on certain available-for-sale securities were less than $1 million and, therefore, are not quantified in the table above.

We continue to monitor unrealized loss positions for potential impairments. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, we did not recognize any other-than-temporary impairment credit loss write-downs to investment revenues.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recognized other-than-temporary impairment credit loss write-downs to investment revenues on RMBS totaling $26 thousand.


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Changes2015 and 2014, there were no additions or reductions in the cumulative amount of credit losses (recognized in earnings) on other-than-temporarily impaired available-for-sale securities were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) At or for the Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

At or for the Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

At or for the Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

At or for the Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
         
Balance at beginning of period $1,318
 $1,523
 $1,523
 $1,650
Additions:  
  
  
  
Due to other-than-temporary impairments:  
  
  
  
Impairment previously recognized 
 
 
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Reductions:  
  
  
  
Realized due to dispositions with no prior intention to sell 
 
 (205) (153)
Balance at end of period $1,318
 $1,523
 $1,318
 $1,523
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The fair values of available-for-sale securities sold or redeemed and the resulting realized gains, realized losses, and net realized gains (losses) were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
   Revised   Revised
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2015
2014
2015 2014
                
Fair value $104,960
 $36,170
 $203,384
 $135,202
 $168
 $105
 $372
 $203
                
Realized gains $4,614
 $166
 $7,205
 $2,278
 $4
 $5
 $15
 $7
Realized losses (67) (219) (309) (390) 
 
 (1) 
Net realized gains (losses) $4,547
 $(53) $6,896
 $1,888
Net realized gains $4
 $5
 $14
 $7

Contractual maturities of fixed-maturity available-for-sale securities at September 30, 20142015 were as follows:
 Fair Amortized
(dollars in thousands) Value Cost
(dollars in millions) 
Fair
Value
 Amortized Cost
        
Fixed maturities, excluding mortgage-backed, asset-backed, and collateralized securities:  
  
  
  
Due in 1 year or less $28,104
 $27,511
 $72
 $72
Due after 1 year through 5 years 178,708
 174,715
 150
 150
Due after 5 years through 10 years 94,638
 93,428
 57
 57
Due after 10 years 135,950
 128,187
 118
 121
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed, and collateralized securities 120,085
 117,854
 150
 150
Total $557,485
 $541,695
 $547
 $550

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities since borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. We may sell investment securities before maturity to achieve corporate requirements and investment strategies.


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TableThe fair value of Contentsbonds on deposit with insurance regulatory authorities totaled $11 million and $12 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.


TRADING SECURITIES

The fair value of trading securities by type was as follows:
(dollars in thousands) September 30,
2014
 December 31,
2013
(dollars in millions) September 30,
2015
 December 31,
2014
        
Fixed maturity trading securities:  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
U.S. government and government sponsored entities $134,381
 $
 $783
 $302
Obligations of states, municipalities, and political subdivisions 87,340
 
 
 14
Certificates of deposit and commercial paper 
 238
Non-U.S. government and government sponsored entities 
 20
Corporate debt 443,884
 1,837
 196
 1,056
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed, and collateralized:  
  
    
RMBS 64,527
 10,671
 2
 35
CMBS 106,115
 29,897
 45
 149
CDO/ABS 293,331
 9,249
 151
 507
Total $1,129,578
 $51,654
 $1,177
 $2,321


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The net unrealized and realized gains (losses) on our trading securities, which we report in investment revenues, were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
    Revised   Revised
         
Net unrealized losses on trading securities held at period end $(2,038) $(224) $(1,120) $(433)
Net realized gains on trading securities sold or redeemed 249
 63
 279
 174
Total $(1,789) $(161) $(841) $(259)
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2015 2014
2015 2014
         
Net unrealized gains (losses) on trading securities held at period end $(1) $(2) $3
 $(1)
Net realized losses on trading securities sold or redeemed (1) 
 (2) 
Total $(2) $(2) $1
 $(1)

6.8. Transactions with Affiliates of Fortress or AIG    

SUBSERVICING AND REFINANCE AGREEMENTSAGREEMENT

Nationstar Mortgage LLC (“Nationstar”) subservices the real estate loans of certain direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, the “Owners”). Investment funds managed by affiliates of Fortress indirectly own a majority interest in Nationstar.

The Owners paid Nationstar subservicing fees of less than $1 million for its subservicingthe three months ended September 30, 2015, and $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to facilitate$1 million and $5 million for the repayment of our real estate loans through refinancings with other lenders as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
         
Subservicing fees $1,221
 $2,132
 $4,922
 $6,556
Refinancing concessions $
 $
 $
 $265
three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

As a result of the recent sales of our real estate loans someduring 2014 (some of which were serviced by Nationstar,Nationstar) and the MSR Salesale of certain mortgage servicing rights in 2014, our exposure to these affiliated services is reduced.

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

Logan Circle Partners, L.P. (“Logan Circle”) provides investment management services for our investments. Logan Circle is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortress. Costs and fees incurred for these investment management services totaled $0.3 million and $0.8were under $1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, compared to $0.2 million2015 and $0.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.2014.

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REINSURANCE AGREEMENTS

Merit Life Insurance Co. (“Merit”), our wholly owned subsidiary, enters into reinsurance agreements with subsidiaries of AIG, for reinsurance of various group annuity, credit life, and credit accident and health insurance where Merit reinsures the risk of loss. The reserves for this business fluctuate over time and, in some instances, are subject to recapture by the insurer. Reserves recorded by Merit for reinsurance agreements with subsidiaries of AIG totaled $43.9$43 million and $44 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

INSURANCE COVERAGE

We hold various insurance policies with AIG subsidiaries covering liabilities of directors and officers, errors and omissions, lawyers, employment practices, fiduciary, and fidelity bond. Premium expenses on these policies were under $1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 and $45.6$1 million at December 31, 2013.for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

JOINT VENTURE

Certain subsidiaries of New Residential Investment Corp. (“NRZ”), own a 30% equity interest in the joint venture established in conjunction with the purchase ofthat acquired the SpringCastle Portfolio, on April 1, 2013.in which we own a 47% equity interest. NRZ is managed by an affiliate of Fortress.

THIRD STREET DISPOSITION

As discussed in Note 1, onOn March 6, 2014, we entered into an agreement to sell, subject to certain closing conditions, all of our interest in the mortgage-backed retained certificates related to a securitization transaction completed in 2009 to MLPFS for a price of $737.2 million.Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPFS”). Concurrently, NRZ and MLPFS entered into an agreement pursuant to which NRZ agreed to purchase approximately 75% of these retained certificates. NRZ is managed by an affiliate of Fortress. See Note 1 for further information on this sale.


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MSR SALE

As discussed in Note 1, on August 6, 2014, SFC and MorEquity, Inc. (“MorEquity”), a wholly owned subsidiary, entered into an agreement, dated and effective August 1, 2014, to sell the servicing rights of the mortgage loans primarily underlying the mortgage securitizations completed during 2011 through 2013 to Nationstar for a purchase price of $38.8 million. Approximately 50% of$39 million (the “MSR Sale”). From the proceedsclosing of the MSR Sale were received on August 29, 2014, until the closing date, and 40% were receivedservicing transfer on October 23, 2014. See Note 1 and Note 19September 30, 2014, we continued to service certain loans on behalf of Nationstar under an interim servicing agreement. At December 31, 2014, the receivable from Nationstar for further information onour interim servicing fees totaled $1 million. In May of 2015, Nationstar paid off the MSR Sale.remaining balance of $1 million of this receivable. Investment funds managed by affiliates of Fortress indirectly own a majority interest in Nationstar.

7.9. Related Party Transactions    

AFFILIATE LENDING

Note Receivable from Parent

SFC’s note receivable from parent is payable in full on May 31, 2022, and SFC may demand payment at any time prior to May 31, 2022; however, SFC does not anticipate the need for additional liquidity during 20142015 and does not expect to demand payment from SFI in 2014.2015. The note receivable from parent totaled $168.0$322 million at September 30, 20142015 and $251 million at December 31, 2013.2014. Interest receivable on this note totaled $0.4 million and $0.5$2 million at September 30, 20142015 and was less than $1 million at December 31, 2013, respectively.2014. The interest rate for the unpaid principal balance is the primelender’s cost of funds rate. Interest revenue on the note receivable from SFI totaled $1.4$5 million and $4.1$11 million, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, compared to $1 million and $4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, compared to $4.4 million and $14.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

Receivables from Parent and Affiliates

At September 30, 20142015 and December 31, 2013,2014, receivables from our parent and affiliates totaled $20.1$7 million and $39.4$12 million, respectively, primarily due torespectively. SFC had a receivable from Second Street Funding Corporation, a subsidiary of SFI, for income taxes payable under current and prior tax sharing agreements, which were paid by SFC. In addition, Cash Services, Inc. (“CSI”), a subsidiary of SFC, had a receivable related to cash payments due from SpringCastle Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of SAC, of $16.4totaled $4 million at September 30, 2015 and $4 million at December 31, 2013. As a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014, SpringCastle Holdings, LLC is an indirect subsidiary of SFC. The receivables2014. Receivables from our parent and affiliates also includeincluded interest receivable on SFC’s note receivable from SFI previously discussed above. Atin this Note. Receivables from parent and affiliates at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2013,2014 are presented net of a payable to SFI of $9 million and $43 million, respectively. Excluding this payable, receivables from parent and affiliates totaled $16 million at September 30, 2015 and $54 million at December 31, 2014.

Payables to Parent and Affiliates

At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, payables to parent and affiliates totaled $19 million and $48 million, respectively. SFC’s payable to parent totaled $2 million and $17 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, primarily due to payments made by SFI for the benefit of SFC. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Springleaf Finance Management Corporation (“SFMC”), a subsidiary of SFC, had net payables of $15 million and $19 million, respectively, to Springleaf General Services Corporation (“SGSC”), a receivablesubsidiary of $1.0SFI, related to the intercompany agreements further discussed below in this Note. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, SFMC also had a payable of $1 million fromto Springleaf Consumer Loan, Inc. (“SCL”), an indirect subsidiary of SFI, due to an overpayment offor internet lending referral fees charged to the branch network.





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Intercompany Demand Notes

Pursuant toSFI provided funding for SAC’s operations through an intercompany demand note, dated July 26, 2013 between SFC and SFI, SFI may borrow upnot to $50.0 million from SFC.exceed $2.5 million. The note iswas payable in full on December 14, 2014,31, 2022, and iswas prepayable in whole or in part at any time without premium or penalty. The annual interest rate for the principal balance is 7.00%. SFI expects to use advances underwas the note, if any, for general corporate purposes.lender’s cost plus 25 basis points. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, SFI had not drawn any funds under this note.

SFI provides funding for SAC’s operations through an amended and restated intercompany demand note dated June 7, 2013, not to exceed $2.5 million. The note is payable in full on December 31, 2022, and is prepayable in whole or in part at any time without premium or penalty. The annual interest rate for the principal balance is 8.00%. At September 30, 2014, the note payable to SFI totaled $1.1$1 million and was reported in other liabilities. On September 1, 2015, SAC repaid the note in full plus accrued interest. Interest expense on the note payable to SFI totaled $15 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014.2015 and 2014 was immaterial.

Payables to Parent and Affiliates

SFI provides servicing of the SpringCastle Portfolio through a master servicing agreement with SpringCastle Holdings, LLC. At September 30, 20142015 and December 31, 2013, SFC’s2014, SpringCastle Holdings LLC’s payable to parentSFI totaled $18.8$4 million and $22.0$10 million, respectively, primarily due to payments made by SFI for the benefit of SFC. At September 30, 2014, SFMC had a payable of $2.6 million to SCL for internet lending referral fees charged to the branch network.

CASH COLLATERAL

In February 2013, SFI paid $3.1 million, on behalf of Financial Services of South Carolina, Inc. (“SFSSC”), a subsidiary of SFC, towards the payment of unclaimed funds to South Carolina charities in connection with a judgment entered against SFSSC in 2012. In late March 2013, SFSSC fully repaid SFI for the cash collateral, including $27.8 million cash collateral posted by SFI on behalf of SFSSC in 2012. In addition, SFSSC paid SFI $0.6 million of fees under a related fee agreement during the first quarter of 2013.respectively.

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

On July 31, 2014, SFI made a capital contribution to SFC, consisting of 100 shares of the common stock, par value of $0.01 per share, of SAC representing all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of SAC. See Note 1 for further information.


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During January 11, 2013, July 10, 2013, January 10, 2014 and July 10,of 2014, SFC received capital contributions from SFI of $10.5$11 million to satisfy interest payments required by SFC’s debenture due in January 2013, July 2013, January 2014, and July of 2014, respectively.

DERIVATIVES

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, SFC paid SFI $0.7 million and $2.7 million, respectively, of collateral and guarantee fees relating to $60.0 million cash collateral posted by SFI as security for SFC’s remaining Euro swap position with AIGFP. On August 5, 2013, we terminated our remaining cross currency interest rate swap agreement and AIGFP returned the cash collateral of $40.0 million to SFI.

INTERCOMPANY AGREEMENTS

On December 24, 2012, Springleaf General Services Corporation (“SGSC”),SGSC, a subsidiary of SFI, entered into the following intercompany agreements with SFMC, a subsidiary of SFC, and with certain other subsidiaries of SFI (collectively, the “Recipients”):. SFMC’s net payable to SGSC relating to these agreements totaled $15 million at September 30, 2015 and $19 million at December 31, 2014.

Services Agreement

SGSC provides the following services to the Recipients: management and administrative services; financial, accounting, treasury, tax, and audit services; facilities support services; capital funding services; legal services; human resources services (including payroll); centralized collections and lending support services; insurance, risk management, and marketing services; and information technology services. The fees payable by each Recipient to SGSC is equal to 100% of the allocated cost of providing the services to such Recipient. SGSC allocates its cost of providing these services among the Recipients and any of the companies to which it provides similar services based on an allocation method defined in the agreement. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014,2015, SFMC recorded $64.4$55 million and $159.8$156 million, respectively, of service fee expenses, which are included in other operating expenses, compared to $34.8$65 million and $101.7$160 million for the three and nine

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months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. Services fees payable to SGSC totaled $14.1 million at September 30, 2014 and $9.4 million at December 31, 2013.2014.

License Agreement

The license agreement provides for use by SGSC of SFMC’s information technology systems and software and other related equipment. The monthly license fee payable by SGSC for its use of the information technology systems and software is 100% of the actual costs incurred by SFMC plus a 7.00% margin. The fee payable by SGSC for its use of the related equipment is 100% of the actual costs incurred by SFMC. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014,2015, SFMC recorded $1.3$1 million and $4.0$4 million, respectively, of license fees, which are included as a contra expense to other operating expenses, compared to $1.6$1 million and $4.6$4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.2014.

Building Lease

The building lease agreement provides that SFMC will lease six of its buildings to SGSC for an annual rental amount of $3.7$4 million, plus additional rental amounts to cover other sums and charges, including real estate taxes, water charges, and sewer rents. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014,2015, SFMC recorded $0.9$1 million and $2.8$3 million, respectively, of rent charged to SGSC, which isare included as a contra expense to other operating expenses, compared to $0.9$1 million and $2.8$3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.2014.


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10. Long-term Debt    

Principal maturities of long-term debt (excluding projected securitization repayments by period) by type of debt at September 30, 20142015 were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) 
Retail
Notes
 
Medium
Term
Notes
 Securitizations 
Junior
Subordinated
Debt
 Total
           
Interest rates (a) 6.00%-7.50%
 5.40%-8.25%
 1.76%-5.00%
 6.00%  
           
Fourth quarter 2014 $335,486
 $
 $
 $
 $335,486
First quarter 2015 16,575
 
 
 
 16,575
Second quarter 2015 7,092
 
 
 
 7,092
Third quarter 2015 23,544
 
 
 
 23,544
Remainder of 2015 
 750,000
 
 
 750,000
2016 
 375,000
 
 
 375,000
2017 
 2,360,837
 
 
 2,360,837
2018 
 
 
 
 
2019-2067 
 1,250,000
 
 350,000
 1,600,000
Securitizations (b) 
 
 3,055,588
 
 3,055,588
Total principal maturities $382,697
 $4,735,837
 $3,055,588
 $350,000
 $8,524,122
  

 

 

 

 

Total carrying amount (c) $379,585
 $4,253,867
 $3,052,972
 $171,613
 $7,858,037
(dollars in millions) 
Medium
Term
Notes
 Securitizations 
Junior
Subordinated
Debt
 Total
         
Interest rates (a) 5.25%-8.25%
 1.87%-6.82%
 6.00%  
         
Fourth quarter 2015 $750
 $
 $
 $750
First quarter 2016 
 
 
 
Second quarter 2016 
 
 
 
Third quarter 2016 375
 
 
 375
Remainder of 2016 
 
 
 
2017 1,902
 
 
 1,902
2018 
 
 
 
2019 700
 
 
 700
2020-2067 1,250
 
 350
 1,600
Securitizations (b) 
 4,784
 
 4,784
Total principal maturities $4,977
 $4,784
 $350
 $10,111
         
Total carrying amount (c) $4,613
 $4,771
 $171
 $9,555
Debt issuance costs (d) $(13) $(17) $
 $(30)
                                      
(a)The interest rates shown are the range of contractual rates in effect at September 30, 2014.2015.

(b)Securitizations are not included in above maturities by period due to their variable monthly repayments. See Note 911 for further information on our long-term debt associated with securitizations.

(c)The net carrying amount of our long-term debt associated with certain securitizations that were either 1)(1) issued at a premium or discount or 2)(2) revalued at a premium or discount based on its fair value at the time of the Fortress Acquisition or 3)(3) recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in circumstances when the embedded derivative within the securitization structure cannot be separately accounted for at fair value.

(d)As a result of our early adoption of ASU 2015-03 in June of 2015, we report debt issuance costs as a direct deduction from long-term debt.




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GUARANTY AGREEMENTS

On December 3, 2014, SHI entered into an Indenture and First Supplemental Indenture pursuant to which it agreed to fully and unconditionally guarantee the payments of principal, premium (if any) and interest on $700 million of 5.25% of Senior Notes due 2019. As of September 30, 2015, approximately $700 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes were outstanding.

On December 30, 2013, SHI entered into Guaranty Agreements whereby it agreed to fully and unconditionally guarantee the payments of principal, premium (if any), and interest on approximately $5.2 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes on a senior basis and $350.0$350 million aggregate principal amount of a junior subordinated debenture (collectively, the “notes”) on a junior subordinated basis issued by SFC. The notes consist of the following: 8.250%8.25% Senior Notes due 2023; 7.750%7.75% Senior Notes due 2021; 6.00% Senior Notes due 2020; a 60-year junior subordinated debenture; and all senior notes outstanding on December 30, 2013, issued pursuant to the Indenture dated as of May 1, 1999 (the “1999 Indenture”), between SFC and Wilmington Trust, National Association (the successor trustee to Citibank N.A.). As of December 30, 2013, approximately $3.9 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes were outstanding under the 1999 Indenture. The 60-year junior subordinated debenture underlies the trust preferred securities sold by a trust sponsored by SFC. On December 30, 2013, SHI entered into a Trust Guaranty Agreement whereby it agreed to fully and unconditionally guarantee the related payment obligations under the trust preferred securities. As of September 30, 2014,2015, approximately $5.1$5.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes, including $3.9$3.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes under the 1999 Indenture, and $350.0$350 million aggregate principal amount of a junior subordinated debenture were outstanding.


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REPURCHASE OR REPAYMENT OF DEBT

In connection with our liability management efforts, we or our affiliates from time to time have purchased, or may in the future purchase, portionsTable of our outstanding indebtedness. Any such purchases may be made through open market or privately negotiated transactions with third parties or pursuant to one or more tender or exchange offers or otherwise, upon such terms and at such prices, as well as with such consideration as we or any such affiliates may determine. Our plans are dynamic and we may adjust our plans in response to changes in our expectations and changes in market conditions.Contents


On March 31, 2014, Springleaf Financial Funding Company (“SFFC”) prepaid, without penalty or premium, the entire $750.0 million outstanding principal balance of the secured term loan, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Effective upon the prepayment, all obligations of SFFC, SFC, and most of the consumer finance operating subsidiaries of SFC under the secured term loan (other than contingent reimbursement obligations and indemnity obligations) were terminated and all guarantees and security interests were released.

9.11. Variable Interest Entities    

As part of our overall funding strategy and as part of our efforts to support our liquidity from sources other than our traditional capital market sources, we have transferred certain finance receivables to VIEs for securitization transactions. Since these transactions involve securitization trusts required to be consolidated, the securitized assets and related liabilities are included in our condensed consolidated financial statements and are accounted for as secured borrowings. As a result of the 2014 sales of the Company’s beneficial interests in the mortgage-backed retained certificates related to its previous mortgage securitization transactions, we deconsolidated the underlying real estate loans and previously issued securitized interests which were reported in long-term debt.

CONSOLIDATED VIES

We evaluated the securitization trusts and determined that these entities are VIEs of which we are the primary beneficiary;beneficiary, and, therefore, we consolidateconsolidated such entities. We are deemed to be the primary beneficiaries of these VIEs because we have the ability to direct the activities of each VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits that are potentially significant to the VIE. Such ability stems from SFC’s and/or its affiliates’ contractual right to service the securitized finance receivables. Our retained subordinated notes and residual interest trust certificates expose us to potentially significant losses and potentially significant returns.

The remaining asset-backed securities issued by the securitization trusts are supported by the expected cash flows from the underlying securitized finance receivables. Cash inflows from these finance receivables are distributed to investors and service providers in accordance with each transaction’s contractual priority of payments (“waterfall”) and, as such, most of these inflows must be directed first to service and repay each trust’s senior notes or certificates held principally by third-party investors. The holders of the asset-backed securities have no recourse to the Company if the cash flows from the underlying qualified securitized assets are not sufficient to pay all principal and interest on the asset-backed securities. After these senior obligations are extinguished, substantially all cash inflows will be directed to the subordinated notes until fully repaid and, thereafter, to the residual interest that we own in each securitization trust. We retain interests in these securitization transactions, including seniorresidual interests in each securitization trust and, in some cases, subordinated securities issued by the VIEs and residual interests.VIEs. We retain credit risk in the securitizations becausethrough our retained interests includeownership of the residual interest in each securitization trust, and, in some cases, ownership of the most subordinated interest in the securitized assets,class of asset-backed securities, which are the first to absorb credit losses on the securitized assets. We expect that any credit losses in the pools of securitized

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assets will likely be limited to our subordinated and residual retained interests. We have no obligation to repurchase or replace qualified securitized assets that subsequently become delinquent or are otherwise in default.

The carrying amounts of consolidated VIE assets and liabilities associated with our securitization trusts were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) September 30,
2014
 December 31,
2013
(dollars in millions) September 30,
2015
 December 31,
2014
        
Assets  
  
  
  
Finance receivables:  
  
  
  
Personal loans $1,841,139
 $1,572,070
 $2,096
 $1,853
SpringCastle Portfolio * $2,083,145
 $
Real estate loans $
 $5,595,150
SpringCastle Portfolio 1,667
 1,979
Allowance for finance receivable losses $67,800
 $153,084
 131
 72
Restricted cash $295,693
 $345,906
Finance receivables held for sale 484
 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 256
 210
        
Liabilities  
  
  
  
Long-term debt * $3,052,972
 $5,160,227
 $4,771
 $3,630
                                      
*As a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014, SFC owns a 47% equity interestour early adoption of ASU 2015-03 in the SpringCastle Portfolio and theJune of 2015, we reclassified $14 million of debt issuance costs related to our long-term debt associated with the securitizationour securitizations as of the SpringCastle Portfolio.December 31, 2014, from other assets to long-term debt.

2014 Consumer Loan Securitizations

Whitford Brook 2014-VFN1 Securitization. On June 26, 2014, we established a private securitization facility in which Whitford Brook Funding Trust 2014-VFN1 (the “Whitford Brook 2014-VFN1 Trust”), a wholly owned special purpose vehicle, may issue variable funding notes with a maximum principal balance of $300 million to be backed by personal loans acquired from subsidiaries of SFC. The notes will be funded over a three-year period, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions precedent. During this period, the notes can also be paid down to the required minimum balance of $100 million and then redrawn. Following the three-year funding period, the principal amount of the notes will be reduced as cash payments are received on the underlying personal loans and will be due and payable in full in July 2018, unless an option to prepay is elected between July 2017 and July 2018. At September 30, 2014, the required minimum balance of $100 million was drawn under the notes.

2014-A Securitization. On March 26, 2014, we completed a private securitization transaction in which a wholly owned special purpose vehicle sold $559.3 million of notes backed by personal loans held by Springleaf Funding Trust 2014-A (the “2014-A Trust”), at a 2.62% weighted average yield. We sold the asset-backed notes for $559.2 million, after the price discount but before expenses and a $6.4 million interest reserve requirement. We initially retained $32.9 million of the 2014-A Trust’s subordinate asset-backed notes.

Sales of Previously Retained Notes

As discussed in Note 1, the Company’s remaining beneficial interests in the mortgage-backed retained certificates related to its previous mortgage securitization transactions were sold in three separate transactions on March 31, June 30, and August 29. As a result of these sales, we deconsolidated the securitization trusts holding the underlying real estate loans and previously issued securitized interests which were reported in long-term debt, as we no longer were considered the primary beneficiary.












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During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we sold the following previously retained mortgage-backed and asset-backed notes:
(dollars in thousands) 
Principal Amount of
Previously Retained Notes Issued
 
Carrying Amount of
Additional Debt Recorded
     
Mortgage Securitizations  
  
SLFMT 2012-2 $20,000
 $20,675
SLFMT 2012-3 $7,500
 $7,753
SLFMT 2013-2 $157,517
 $148,559
     
Consumer Securitizations    
SLFMT 2013-B $114,000
 $111,578

Renewal of MidbrookAmendment to Sumner Brook 2013-VFN1 Securitization

On September 26, 2013, we established a private securitization facility in which Midbrook Funding Trust 2013-VFN1 (the “Midbrook 2013-VFN1 Trust”), a wholly owned special purpose vehicle, could issue variable funding notes with a maximum principal balance of $300 million to be backed by personal loans acquired from subsidiaries of SFC from time to time. No amounts were funded at closing, but could be funded from time to time over a one-year period, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions precedent. During this period, the notes could also be paid down in whole or in part and then redrawn. Following the one-year funding period, the principal amount of the notes, if any, would amortize and would be due and payable in full in October 2017.

On June 13, 2014,January 16, 2015, we amended the note purchase agreement with MidbrookSumner Brook Funding Trust 2013-VFN1 Trust to extend the one-year fundingtwo-year revolving period ending December of 2015 to a two-year funding period.three-year revolving period ending January of 2018. Following the two-year fundingrevolving period, the principal amount of the notes, if any, will be reduced as cash payments are received on the underlying personal loans and will be due and payable in full in July 2019.August of 2024. The maximum principal balance of variable funding notes that can be issued remained at $300$350 million. NoAt September 30, 2015, no amounts have been funded.were drawn under the notes.

Repayment2015-A Securitization

On February 26, 2015, we completed a private term securitization transaction in which a wholly owned special purpose vehicle sold $1.2 billion of 2013-BACnotes issued by Springleaf Funding Trust 2015-A at a 3.58% weighted average yield. The notes are backed by personal loans acquired from subsidiaries of SFC. We sold the asset-backed notes for $1.2 billion, after the price discount but before expenses and a $12 million interest reserve requirement.

Sale of SpringCastle 2014-A Notes

On March 9, 2015, SAC agreed to sell $232 million and $131 million principal amount of the previously retained Class C and Class D SpringCastle 2014-A Notes, respectively, to an unaffiliated third party at a premium to the principal balance. The sale was completed on March 16, 2015.

Amendments to Whitford Brook 2014-VFN1 Securitization

On March 24, 2015, we amended the sale and servicing agreement relating to the Whitford Brook Funding Trust 2014-VFN1 (the “Whitford Brook 2014-VFN1 Trust”) to remove the requirement for a $100 million minimum balance drawn under the variable funding notes, which are to be backed by personal loans acquired from subsidiaries of SFC from time to time. On March 25, 2015, we paid down the note balance of $100 million.

On June 3, 2015, we amended the note purchase agreement relating to the Whitford Brook 2014-VFN1 Trust to reduce the $300 million maximum principal balance to $250 million. On July 15, 2015, we drew $100 million under the notes, which remained drawn as of September 25, 2013,30, 2015.

2015-B Securitization

On April 7, 2015, we completed a private term securitization transaction in which a wholly owned special purpose vehicle sold $314 million of notes issued by Springleaf Funding Trust 2013-BAC,2015-B at a 3.84% weighted average yield. The notes are backed by personal loans acquired from subsidiaries of SFC. We sold the asset-backed notes for $314 million, after the price discount but before expenses and a $3 million interest reserve requirement.

Amendment to Springleaf 2013-VFN1 Securitization

On May 20, 2015, we amended the note purchase agreement with Springleaf Funding Trust 2013-VFN1 to, among other things, extend the original two-year revolving period ending October of 2015 to a two-year revolving period ending April of 2017, which may be extended for up to one additional year, subject to satisfaction of customary conditions precedent. During the revolving period, the notes can be paid down in whole or in part and then redrawn. Following the revolving period, the principal amount of the notes, if any, will be reduced as cash payments are received on the underlying personal loans and will be due and payable in full in May of 2020. The maximum amount that can be drawn under the notes remained at $350 million. At September 30, 2015, no amounts were drawn under the notes.

Mill River 2015-VFN1 Securitization

On May 27, 2015, we established a private securitization facility in which Mill River Funding Trust 2015-VFN1, a wholly owned special purpose vehicle, issued $500variable funding notes with a maximum principal balance of $400 million of notesto be backed by an amortizing pool of personal loans acquired from subsidiaries of SFC. SFC from time to time. No amounts were funded at closing, but may be funded from time to time over a three-year revolving period, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions precedent. During the revolving period, the notes can be paid down in whole or in part and then redrawn. Following the revolving period, the principal amount of the notes, if any, will be reduced as cash payments are received on the underlying personal loans and will be due and payable in full in June of 2021. At September 30, 2015, no amounts were drawn under the notes.


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Second Avenue Funding LLC Securitization

On March 27, 2014,June 3, 2015, we repaid the entire $231.3 million outstandingestablished a private securitization facility in which Second Avenue Funding LLC, a wholly owned special purpose vehicle, issued variable funding notes with a maximum principal balance of $250 million to be backed by auto loans acquired from subsidiaries of SFC. No amounts were funded at closing, but may be funded from time to time over a three-year revolving period, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions precedent. During the revolving period, the notes plus accruedcan be paid down in whole or in part and unpaid interest.then redrawn. Following the three-year revolving period, the principal amount of the notes, if any, will be reduced as cash payments are received on the underlying auto loans and will be due and payable in full in June of 2019. At September 30, 2015, no amounts were drawn under the notes.

First Avenue Funding LLC Securitization

On June 10, 2015, we established a private securitization facility in which First Avenue Funding LLC (“First Avenue”), a wholly owned special purpose vehicle, issued variable funding notes with a maximum principal balance of $250 million to be backed by auto loans acquired from subsidiaries of SFC. No amounts were funded at closing, but may be funded from time to time over a two-year revolving period, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions precedent. On September 9, 2015, First Avenue amended the facility to extend the revolving period until September 10, 2017. During the revolving period, the notes can be paid down in whole or in part and then redrawn. Following the two-year revolving period, the principal amount of the notes, if any, will be reduced as cash payments are received on the underlying auto loans and will be due and payable in full twelve months following the maturity of the last auto loan held by First Avenue. At September 30, 2015, no amounts were drawn under the notes.

VIE Interest Expense

Other than our retained subordinate and residual interests in the remaining consolidated securitization trusts, we are under no obligation, either contractually or implicitly, to provide financial support to these entities. Consolidated interest expense related to our VIEs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20142015 totaled $43.2$49 million and $129.5$136 million, respectively, compared to $39.9$43 million and $101.8$130 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013,2014, respectively.

DECONSOLIDATED VIES

As a result of the sales of the mortgage-backed retained certificates during the first nine months of 2014, we deconsolidated the securitization trusts holding the underlying real estate loans and previously issued securitized interests which were reported in long-term debt. The total carrying value of these real estate loans as of the sale dates was $5.1 billion. We have certain representations and warranties associated with these sales that may expose us to future losses. During the third quarter of 2014, we established a reserve for sales recourse obligations of $6.7$6 million related to these sales. As ofAt September 30, 2014, we2015, this reserve totaled $6 million. We had no repurchase activity associated with these sales. However, we will continue to monitor any repurchase activity in the future and will adjust the reserve accordingly.





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10. Derivative Financial Instruments    

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, SFC did not have any derivative activity.

In January 2013, we reclassified $0.2 million of deferred net gain from accumulated other comprehensive income or loss2015. See Note 14 for further information on the total reserve for sales recourse obligations relating to interest expense related to SFC’s election to discontinue and terminate one of its cash flow hedges in 2012. On August 5, 2013, SFC terminated its remaining cross currency interest rate swap agreement with AIG Financial Products Corp., a subsidiary of AIG, and recorded a loss of $1.9 million in other revenues — other. Immediately following this termination, we had no derivative financial instruments.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recognized $1.0 million of net gains and $3.4 million of net losses, respectively, on SFC’s non-designated hedging instruments in other revenues — other.

Derivative adjustments included in other revenues — other consistedreal estate loan sales, including the sales of the following:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
     
Mark to market gains (losses) $6,260
 $(8,244)
Net interest income 1,701
 9,161
Credit valuation adjustment gains 11
 50
Other (292) (292)
Total $7,680
 $675

SFC was exposed to credit risk if counterparties to its swap agreement did not perform. SFC regularly monitored counterparty credit ratings throughout the term of the agreement. SFC’s exposure to market risk was limited to changes in the value of its swap agreement offset by changes in the value of the hedged debt. While SFC’s cross currency interest rate swap agreement mitigated economic exposure of related debt, it did not qualify as a cash flow or fair value hedge under U.S. GAAP.


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11. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income    

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) 
Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
Investment
Securities
 
Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
Cash Flow
Hedges
 
Retirement
Plan
Liabilities
Adjustments
 
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
 
Total
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)
           
Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2014
  
  
  
  
  
           
Balance at beginning of period $14,551
 $
 $20,153
 $3,086
 $37,790
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (2,491) 
 
 761
 (1,730)
Reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income (1,793) 
 
 
 (1,793)
Balance at end of period $10,267
 $
 $20,153
 $3,847
 $34,267
           
Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2013 - Revised
  
  
  
  
  
           
Balance at beginning of period $5,501
 $
 $8,120
 $6,221
 $19,842
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications (277) 
 
 (2,056) (2,333)
Reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income 203
 
 
 
 203
Balance at end of period $5,427
 $
 $8,120
 $4,165
 $17,712
           
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2014
  
  
  
  
  
           
Balance at beginning of period $4,362
 $
 $20,153
 $3,580
 $28,095
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications 9,841
 
 
 267
 10,108
Reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income (3,936) 
 
 
 (3,936)
Balance at end of period $10,267
 $
 $20,153
 $3,847
 $34,267
           
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2013 - Revised
  
  
  
  
  
           
Balance at beginning of period $13,545
 $104
 $8,120
 $4,127
 $25,896
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (7,076) 
 
 38
 (7,038)
Reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income (1,042) (104) 
 
 (1,146)
Balance at end of period $5,427
 $
 $8,120
 $4,165
 $17,712
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12. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)    

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows:
(dollars in millions) 
Unrealized
Gains
Investment
Securities
 
Retirement
Plan
Liabilities
Adjustments
 
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
 
Total
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
         
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015  
  
  
  
Balance at beginning of period $2
 $(13) $4
 $(7)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications (2) 
 
 (2)
Reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (2) 
 
 (2)
Balance at end of period $(2) $(13) $4
 $(11)
         
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014  
  
  
  
Balance at beginning of period $14
 $20
 $4
 $38
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications (2) 
 
 (2)
Reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income (2) 
 
 (2)
Balance at end of period $10
 $20
 $4
 $34
         
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015  
  
  
  
Balance at beginning of period $12
 $(13) $4
 $3
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications (5) 
 
 (5)
Reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (9) 
 
 (9)
Balance at end of period $(2) $(13) $4
 $(11)
         
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014  
  
  
  
Balance at beginning of period $4
 $20
 $4
 $28
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications 10
 
 
 10
Reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income (4) 
 
 (4)
Balance at end of period $10
 $20
 $4
 $34

Reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to the applicable line item on our condensed consolidated statements of operations were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
    Revised   Revised
Unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities:  
  
  
  
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to investment revenues, before taxes $2,758
 $(312) $6,055
 $1,603
Income tax effect (965) 109
 (2,119) (561)
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to investment revenues, net of taxes 1,793
 (203) 3,936
 1,042
         
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges:  
  
  
  
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense, before taxes 
 
 
 160
Income tax effect 
 
 
 (56)
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense, net of taxes 
 
 
 104
Total $1,793
 $(203) $3,936
 $1,146
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2015 2014
2015
2014
         
Unrealized gains on investment securities:  
  
  
  
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to investment revenues, before taxes $4
 $3
 $14
 $6
Income tax effect (2) (1) (5) (2)
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to investment revenues, net of taxes $2
 $2
 $9
 $4


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13. Income Taxes    

At September 30, 2014,2015, we had a net deferred tax liability of $151.3$138 million, compared to $141.9$156 million at December 31, 2013.2014. The increasedecrease in the net deferred tax liability was primarily due to purchase accounting for debt writedown. This decrease was partially offset by a change in our tax accounting method for the salesvaluation of certain assets, which was approved by the mortgage securitizations during the first nine monthsInternal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) in August of 2014. We have a valuation allowance on our gross state deferred tax assets, net of a deferred federal tax benefit of $24.9 million, at September 30, 2014 compared to $23.8 million at December 31, 2013. We also had a valuation allowance against our United Kingdom and Puerto Rico operations of $22.2 million at September 30, 2014 and $21.4 million at December 31, 2013.2015. The impact to our uncertain tax positions was immaterial.

The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 was 34.7%12.1% compared to 37.3%34.7% for the same period in 2013.2014. The effective tax raterates for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 differed from the federal statutory raterates primarily due to the effect of the non-controlling interest in our joint venture, which decreasedventure.

We are currently under examination of our U.S. Federal tax return for the effective tax rate by 1.8%, partially offsetyear 2013 by the effect of our state incomeIRS. Management believes it has adequately provided for taxes which increased the effective tax rate by 1.5%. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 differed from the federal statutory rate primarily due to the effect of the state income taxes.such year.

13.14. Contingencies    

LEGAL CONTINGENCIES

In the normal course of business, the Company has been named, from time to time, as a defendant in various legal actions, including arbitrations, class actions and other litigation arising in connection with its activities. Some of the actual or threatened legal actions include claims for substantial compensatory and/or punitive damages or claims for indeterminate amounts of damages. While we will continue to identify certain legal actions where we believe a material loss to be reasonably possible and reasonably estimable, there can be no assurance that material losses will not be incurred from claims that we have not yet been notified of or are not yet determined to be probable or reasonably possible and reasonably estimable.

We contest liability and/or the amount of damages, as appropriate, in each pending matter. Where available information indicates that it is probable that a liability had been incurred at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and we can reasonably estimate the amount of that loss, we accrue the estimated loss by a charge to income. In many actions, however, it is inherently difficult to determine whether any loss is probable or even reasonably possible or to estimate the amount of any loss. In addition, even where loss is reasonably possible or an exposure to loss exists in excess of the liability already accrued with respect to a previously recognized loss contingency, it is not always possible to reasonably estimate the size of the possible loss or range of loss.

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including through potentially lengthy discovery and determination of important factual matters, and by addressing novel or unsettled legal questions relevant to the actions in question, before a loss or additional loss or range of loss or additional loss can be reasonably estimated for any given action.

For certain other legal actions, we can estimate reasonably possible losses, additional losses, ranges of loss or ranges of additional loss in excess of amounts accrued, but do not believe, based on current knowledge and after consultation with counsel, that such losses will have a material adverse effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements as a whole.

SALES RECOURSE OBLIGATIONS

During 2014, we established a reserve for sales recourse obligations of $22 million related to the real estate loan sales. At September 30, 2015, our reserve for sales recourse obligations totaled $18 million, of which $18 million related to the real estate loan sales in 2014. We had no repurchase activity during the three months ended September 30, 2015. We repurchased 13 loans totaling $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 associated with the real estate loan sales in 2014. There was no repurchase activity associated with the real estate loan sales in 2014 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014. We repurchased 4 loans totaling $1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 9 loans totaling $2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 associated with other prior sales of finance receivables because these loans were reaching the defined delinquency limits or had breached the contractual representations and warranties under the loan sale agreements. At September 30, 2015, there were no material recourse requests that management believes will not be covered by the reserve.


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The activity in our reserve for sales recourse obligations associated with the real estate loan sales during 2014 and other prior sales of finance receivables was as follows:
  Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
(dollars in millions) 2015 2014 2015 2014
         
Balance at beginning of period $18
 $5
 $24
 $5
Recourse losses 
 
 (5) 
Provision for recourse obligations, net of recoveries * 
 8
 (1) 8
Balance at end of period $18
 $13
 $18
 $13
*Reflects the elimination of the reserve associated with other prior sales of finance receivables.

It is inherently difficult to determine whether any recourse losses are probable or even reasonably possible or to estimate the amounts of any losses. In addition, even where recourse losses are reasonably possible or exposure to such losses exists in excess of the liability already accrued, it is not always possible to reasonably estimate the size of the possible recourse losses or range of losses.

PAYMENT PROTECTION INSURANCE

Our United Kingdom subsidiary provides payments of compensation to its customers who have made claims concerning Payment Protection Insurance (“PPI”) policies sold in the normal course of business by insurance intermediaries. On April 20, 2011, the High Court in the United Kingdom handed down judgment supporting the Financial Services Authority (now known as the Financial Conduct Authority) (“FCA”) guidelines on the treatment of PPI complaints. In addition, the FCA issued a guidance consultation paper in March of 2012 on the PPI customer contact letters. As a result, we have concluded that there are certain circumstances where customer contact and/or redress is appropriate; therefore, this activity is ongoing. The total reserves related to the estimated PPI claims were $22.1$8 million at September 30, 20142015 and $33.5$14 million at December 31, 2013.2014. We do not believe that any additional losses related to PPI claims in excess of the amounts accrued will have a material adverse effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements as a whole.

14.15. Benefit Plans    

PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT PLANS

Effective December 31, 2012, the Springleaf Financial Services Retirement Plan (the “Retirement Plan”) and the CommoLoCo Retirement Plan (a defined benefit pension plan for our employees in Puerto Rico) were frozen. Our current and former employees will not lose any vested benefits in the Retirement Plan or the CommoLoCo Retirement Plan that accrued prior to January 1, 2013.

The following table presents the components of net periodic benefit cost with respect to our defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
         
Pension  
  
  
  
         
Components of net periodic benefit cost:  
  
  
  
Interest cost $3,805
 $3,589
 $11,441
 $10,769
Expected return on assets (4,107) (3,874) (12,326) (11,622)
Amortization of net loss 2
 12
 4
 35
Net periodic benefit cost $(300) $(273) $(881) $(818)
         
Postretirement  
  
  
  
         
Components of net periodic benefit cost:  
  
  
  
Service cost $20
 $81
 $64
 $242
Interest cost 21
 64
 73
 193
Amortization of net gain (81) 
 (215) 
Net periodic benefit cost $(40) $145
 $(78) $435

15. Share-Based Compensation    
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2015 2014
2015 2014
         
Pension  
  
  
  
Components of net periodic benefit cost:  
  
  
  
Interest cost $4
 $3
 $12
 $11
Expected return on assets (5) (4) (14) (12)
Net periodic benefit cost $(1) $(1) $(2) $(1)

Total share-based compensation expense,The components of net of forfeitures,periodic benefit cost with respect to our post retirement plan were less than $1 million for all stock-based awards and amounts allocated under our intercompany service agreements during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $0.4 million and, $3.5 million, respectively, compared to $131.3 million duringtherefore, were not included in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.table above.


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16. Segment Information    

Our segments coincide with how our businesses are managed. At September 30, 2014,2015, our fourthree segments include:

Consumer Insurance, and Insurance;
Acquisitions and Servicing,Servicing; and
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When we initially defined our operating segments in early 2013, we presented Consumer and Insurance as two distinct reporting segments. However, over the course of 2013 and into 2014, management has shifted its strategy for the Insurance segment toward organic growth primarily as an ancillary product complementing our consumer lending activities and has been increasingly viewing and managing the Insurance segment together with Consumer. As a result of the changes in strategy and the way that management views the insurance business of the Company, we began presenting them as one segment, effective December 31, 2014. To conform to the new segment alignment, we have revised our prior period segment disclosures. The Acquisitions and Servicing segment was added effective July 31, 2014, as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014, as previously discussed in Note 1.2014.

Management considers Consumer and Insurance, and Acquisitions and Servicing as our “Core Consumer Operations” and Real Estate as our “Non-Core Portfolio.”

Our segments are managed as follows:

Core Consumer Operations

Consumer and Insurance— We originate and service personal loans (secured and unsecured) in 26 states, which are our core operating states.

Insurance — Wethrough two business divisions: branch operations and centralized operations and offer credit insurance (life insurance, accident and health insurance, and involuntary unemployment insurance), non-credit insurance, and ancillary products, such as warranty protection. Branch operations primarily conduct business in 27 states, which are our core operating states. Our centralized operations underwrite and process certain loan applications that we receive from our branch operations or through an internet portal. If the applicant is located near an existing branch (“in footprint”), our centralized operations make the credit decision regarding the application and then request, but do not require, the customer to visit a nearby branch for closing, funding and servicing. If the applicant is not located near a branch (“out of footprint”), our centralized operations originate the loan.

Acquisitions and Servicing On April 1, 2013,We service the SpringCastle Portfolio that was acquired by an indirect subsidiary of SHI acquired the SpringCastle Portfolio through a joint venture in which SFC currently owns a 47% equity interest as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014.interest. The SpringCastle Portfolio consists of unsecured loans and loans secured by subordinate residential real estate mortgages (which we service as unsecured loans due to the fact that the liens are subordinated to superior ranking security interests). and includes both closed-end accounts and open-end lines of credit. These loans vary in form and substance from our typical branch serviced loans and are in a liquidating status with no anticipation of significant renewal activity. Future strategic portfolio or business acquisitions will also be a part of this segment.status.

Non-Core Portfolio

Real Estate— We service and hold real estate loans secured by first or second mortgages on residential real estate. Real estate loans previously originated through our branch offices or previously acquired or originated through centralized distribution channels are either serviced by: (i) MorEquity a wholly owned subsidiary, all of which areand subserviced by NationstarNationstar; (ii) Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.; or (ii)(iii) our centralized servicing operation.operations. Investment funds managed by affiliates of Fortress indirectly own a majority interest in Nationstar.

The remaining components (which we refer to as “Other”) consist of our other non-core, non-originating legacy operations, which are isolated by geographic market and/or distribution channel from our Core Consumer Operations and our Non-Core Portfolio. These operations includeinclude: (i) our legacy operations in 14 states where we have also ceased branch-based personal lending,lending; (ii) our liquidating retail sales finance portfolio (including our retail sales finance accounts from our dedicated auto finance operation),; (iii) our lending operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands,Islands; and (iv) the operations of our United Kingdom subsidiary. Effective June 1, 2014, we also report (on a prospective basis) certain real estate loans with equity capacity in Other. These short equity loans, which have liquidated down to an immaterial level, were previously included in our Core Consumer Operations. At June 1, 2014, the transfer date, the carrying value of these loans totaled $16.3 million.

Due to the nature of the Fortress Acquisition, we applied push-down accounting. However, we report the operating results of our Core Consumer Operations, Non-Core Portfolio, and Other using the same accounting basis that we employed prior to the Fortress Acquisition, which we refer to as “historical accounting basis,” to provide a consistent basis for both management and other interested third parties to better understand the operating results of these segments. The historical accounting basis (which is a basis of accounting other than U.S. GAAP) also provides better comparability of the operating results of these segments to our competitors and other companies in the financial services industry. The historical accounting basis is not applicable to the Acquisitions and Servicing segment since this segment resulted from the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014 and therefore, was not affected bysubsequent to the Fortress Acquisition.


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The “Push-down Accounting Adjustments” column in the following tables primarily consists of:

the accretion or amortization of the valuation adjustments on the applicable revalued assets and liabilities;
the difference in finance charges on our purchased credit impaired finance receivables compared to the finance charges on these finance receivables on a historical accounting basis;
the elimination of accretion or amortization of historical based discounts, premiums, and other deferred costs on our finance receivables and long-term debt;

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the difference in provision for finance receivable losses required based upon the differences in historical accounting basis and push-down accounting basis of the finance receivables;
the acceleration of the accretion of the net discount or amortization of the net premium applied to long-term debt that we repurchase or repay;
the reversal of the remaining unaccreted push-down accounting basis for net finance receivables, less allowance for finance receivable losses established at the date of the Fortress Acquisition on finance receivables held for sale that we sold; and
the difference in the fair value of long-term debt based upon the differences between historical accounting basis where certain long-term debt components are marked-to-market on a recurring basis, and push-down accounting basis where long-term debt is no longer marked-to-market on a recurring basis.






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The following tables present information about the Company’s segments as well as reconciliations to the condensed consolidated financial statement amounts.
(dollars in thousands) Consumer Insurance Acquisitions and Servicing Real Estate Other 
Push-down
Accounting
Adjustments
 
Consolidated
Total
               
Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2014
    
  
  
  
  
  
               
Interest income:              
Finance charges $234,659
 $
 $83,732
 $52,994
 $3,852
 $10,077
 $385,314
Finance receivables held for sale originated as held for investment 
 
 
 40,327
 
 6,175
 46,502
Total interest income 234,659
 
 83,732
 93,321
 3,852
 16,252
 431,816
Interest expense 40,234
 
 11,593
 82,465
 1,846
 36,354
 172,492
Net interest income 194,425
 
 72,139
 10,856
 2,006
 (20,102) 259,324
Provision for finance receivable losses 55,357
 
 18,072
 37,239
 1,291
 (19,845) 92,114
Net interest income (loss) after provision for finance receivable losses 139,068
 
 54,067
 (26,383) 715
 (257) 167,210
Other revenues:      
  
  
  
  
Insurance 
 43,984
 
 
 27
 (1) 44,010
Investment 
 13,722
 
 (953) 
 (1,563) 11,206
Intersegment - insurance commissions 19,489
 (19,708) 
 219
 
 
 
Net gain on fair value adjustments on debt 
 
 1,523
 
 
 
 1,523
Net gain on sales of real estate loans and related trust assets * 
 
 
 286,357
 
 330,177
 616,534
Other 609
 2,428
 
 (2,163) 1,372
 (12,700) (10,454)
Total other revenues 20,098
 40,426
 1,523
 283,460
 1,399
 315,913
 662,819
Other expenses:      
  
  
  
  
Operating expenses:      
  
  
  
  
Salaries and benefits 61,751
 4,790
 2
 17,185
 1,916
 (42) 85,602
Other operating expenses 41,500
 3,456
 11,787
 17,890
 1,092
 963
 76,688
Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses 
 20,451
 
 
 
 (310) 20,141
Total other expenses 103,251
 28,697
 11,789
 35,075
 3,008
 611
 182,431
               
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes 55,915
 11,729
 43,801
 222,002
 (894) 315,045
 647,598
               
Income before provision for income taxes attributable to non-controlling interests 
 
 23,225
 
 
 
 23,225
               
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes attributable to Springleaf Finance Corporation $55,915
 $11,729
 $20,576
 $222,002
 $(894) $315,045
 $624,373
(dollars in millions) 
Consumer
and
Insurance
 
Acquisitions
and
Servicing
 Real 
Estate
 Other Push-down
Accounting
Adjustments
 Consolidated
Total
             
Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2015
    
  
  
  
  
Interest income $289
 $113
 $17
 $1
 $3
 $423
Interest expense 43
 22
 58
 16
 32
 171
Provision for finance receivable losses 62
 19
 (4) 
 5
 82
Net interest income (loss) after provision for finance receivable losses 184
 72
 (37) (15) (34) 170
Other revenues 55
 
 (2)
4
 (2) 55
Other expenses 157
 14
 8
 2
 1
 182
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes 82
 58
 (47) (13) (37) 43
Income before provision for income taxes attributable to non-controlling interests 
 31
 
 
 
 31
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes attributable to Springleaf Finance Corporation $82
 $27
 $(47) $(13) $(37) $12

*For purposes of our segment reporting presentation, we have combined the lower of cost or fair value adjustments recorded on the date the real estate loans were transferred to finance receivables held for sale with the final gain (loss) on the sale of these loans.
(dollars in millions) 
Consumer
and
Insurance
 Acquisitions
and
Servicing
 Real 
Estate
 Other Push-down
Accounting
Adjustments
 Consolidated
Total
             
Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2014
      
  
  
  
Interest income $234
 $84
 $94
 $4
 $16
 $432
Interest expense 39
 12
 83
 2
 36
 172
Provision for finance receivable losses 55
 18
 37
 2
 (19) 93
Net interest income (loss) after provision for finance receivable losses 140
 54
 (26) 
 (1) 167
Other revenues 60
 1
 284
 1
 317
 663
Other expenses 131
 12
 36
 3
 
 182
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes 69
 43
 222
 (2) 316
 648
Income before provision for income taxes attributable to non-controlling interests 
 23
 
 
 
 23
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes attributable to Springleaf Finance Corporation $69
 $20
 $222
 $(2) $316
 $625

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(dollars in thousands) Consumer Insurance Real Estate Other 
Push-down
Accounting
Adjustments
 
Consolidated
Total
             
Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2013 - Revised
    
  
  
  
  
             
Interest income $188,294
 $
 $168,873
 $10,000
 $49,974
 $417,141
Interest expense 38,254
 
 129,776
 3,329
 33,911
 205,270
Net interest income 150,040
 
 39,097
 6,671
 16,063
 211,871
Provision for finance receivable losses 38,111
 
 52,547
 2,364
 8,368
 101,390
Net interest income (loss) after provision for finance receivable losses 111,929
 
 (13,450) 4,307
 7,695
 110,481
Other revenues:      
  
  
  
Insurance 
 38,266
 
 18
 (7) 38,277
Investment 
 8,313
 
 
 (1,781) 6,532
Intersegment - insurance commissions 15,086
 (15,097) 42
 (31) 
 
Net loss on repurchases and repayments of debt (2,891) 
 (15,817) (706) (14,158) (33,572)
Net gain (loss) on fair value adjustments on debt 
 ��
 12,216
 
 (12,216) 
Other 492
 2,426
 (1,842) 4,404
 34
 5,514
Total other revenues 12,687
 33,908
 (5,401) 3,685
 (28,128) 16,751
Other expenses:      
  
  
  
Operating expenses:      
  
  
  
Salaries and benefits 61,398
 4,480
 7,551
 136,249
 (53) 209,625
Other operating expenses 30,867
 3,288
 14,789
 2,063
 1,103
 52,110
Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses 
 16,849
 
 
 (299) 16,550
Total other expenses 92,265
 24,617
 22,340
 138,312
 751
 278,285
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes $32,351
 $9,291
 $(41,191) $(130,320) $(21,184) $(151,053)
(dollars in millions) 
Consumer
and
Insurance
 
Acquisitions
and
Servicing
 
Real 
Estate
 Other Eliminations 
Push-down
Accounting
Adjustments
 
Consolidated
Total
               
At or for the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2015
    
  
  
    
  
Interest income $810
 $356
 $52
 $6
 $
 $10
 $1,234
Interest expense 119
 67
 177
 48
 (5) 94
 500
Provision for finance receivable losses 170
 69
 (7) 1
 
 14
 247
Net interest income (loss) after provision for finance receivable losses 521
 220
 (118) (43) 5
 (98) 487
Other revenues 161
 5
 4
 10
 (5) (8) 167
Other expenses 448
 45
 24
 17
 
 3
 537
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes 234
 180
 (138) (50) 
 (109) 117
Income before provision for income taxes attributable to non-controlling interests 
 93
 
 
 
 
 93
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes attributable to Springleaf Finance Corporation $234
 $87
 $(138) $(50) $
 $(109) $24
               
Assets $5,628
 $1,751
 $3,551
 $1,471
 $
 $(19) $12,382

(dollars in millions) 
Consumer
and
Insurance
 
Acquisitions
and
Servicing
 
Real
Estate
 Other 
Push-down
Accounting
Adjustments
 
Consolidated
Total
             
At or for the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2014
      
  
  
  
Interest income $663
 $84

$382

$13

$84

$1,226
Interest expense 121
 12
 287
 6
 100
 526
Provision for finance receivable losses 148
 18
 119
 7
 (18) 274
Net interest income (loss) after provision for finance receivable losses 394
 54
 (24) 
 2
 426
Other revenues 167
 1
 196
 5
 486
 855
Other expenses 380
 12
 77
 14
 2
 485
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes 181
 43
 95
 (9) 486
 796
Income before provision for income taxes attributable to non-controlling interests 
 23
 
 
 
 23
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes attributable to Springleaf Finance Corporation $181
 $20
 $95
 $(9) $486
 $773
             
Assets (a) (b) $4,626
 $2,239
 $3,720
 $705
 $16
 $11,306
(a)As a result of our early adoption of ASU 2015-03, we reclassified $29 million of debt issuance costs from other assets to long-term debt as of September 30, 2014.

(b)See Note 1 for further information on the correction of this prior period disclosure.


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(dollars in thousands) Consumer Insurance 
Acquisitions
and
Servicing
 Real Estate Other 
Push-down
Accounting
Adjustments
 
Consolidated
Total
               
At or for the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2014
      
  
  
  
  
               
Interest income:              
Finance charges $662,979
 $
 $83,732
 $334,070
 $13,268
 $77,945
 $1,171,994
Finance receivables held for sale originated as held for investment 
 
 
 47,457
 
 6,287
 53,744
Total interest income 662,979
 
 83,732
 381,527
 13,268
 84,232
 1,225,738
Interest expense 121,428
 
 11,593
 286,955
 5,821
 100,238
 526,035
Net interest income 541,551
 
 72,139
 94,572
 7,447
 (16,006) 699,703
Provision for finance receivable losses 147,697
 
 18,072
 119,228
 6,557
 (18,182) 273,372
Net interest income (loss) after provision for finance receivable losses 393,854
 
 54,067
 (24,656) 890
 2,176
 426,331
Other revenues:      
  
  
  
  
Insurance 
 125,023
 
 
 98
 (5) 125,116
Investment 
 35,652
 
 (953) 
 (3,433) 31,266
Intersegment - insurance commissions 51,390
 (51,822) 
 442
 (10) 
 
Net gain (loss) on repurchases and repayments of debt (1,426) 
 
 (10,025) (48) 4,884
 (6,615)
Net gain (loss) on fair value adjustments on debt 
 
 1,523
 8,298
 
 (8,298) 1,523
Net gain on sales of real estate loans and related trust assets * 
 
 
 201,362
 
 505,158
 706,520
Other 1,731
 6,103
 
 (3,070) 4,696
 (12,700) (3,240)
Total other revenues 51,695
 114,956
 1,523
 196,054
 4,736
 485,606
 854,570
Other expenses:      
  
  
  
  
Operating expenses:      
  
  
  
  
Salaries and benefits 190,951
 14,500
 2
 34,558
 9,183
 (129) 249,065
Other operating expenses 106,780
 10,291
 11,787
 42,088
 4,839
 2,909
 178,694
Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses 
 57,923
 
 
 
 (750) 57,173
Total other expenses 297,731
 82,714
 11,789
 76,646
 14,022
 2,030
 484,932
               
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes 147,818
 32,242
 43,801
 94,752
 (8,396) 485,752
 795,969
               
Income before provision for income taxes attributable to non-controlling interests 
 
 23,225
 
 
 
 23,225
               
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes attributable to Springleaf Finance Corporation $147,818
 $32,242
 $20,576
 $94,752
 $(8,396) $485,752
 $772,744
               
Assets $3,668,399
 $1,060,074
 $2,249,621
 $3,633,492
 $714,987
 $8,617
 $11,335,190
*For purposes of our segment reporting presentation, we have combined the lower of cost or fair value adjustments recorded on the dates the real estate loans were transferred to finance receivables held for sale with the final gain (loss) on the sales of these loans.


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(dollars in thousands) Consumer Insurance Real Estate Other 
Push-down
Accounting
Adjustments
 
Consolidated
Total
             
At or for the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2013 - Revised
    
  
  
  
  
             
Interest income $519,315
 $
 $529,447
 $37,630
 $147,112
 $1,233,504
Interest expense 111,393
 
 421,989
 12,198
 104,281
 649,861
Net interest income 407,922
 
 107,458
 25,432
 42,831
 583,643
Provision for finance receivable losses 52,126
 
 189,600
 (3,384) 21,663
 260,005
Net interest income (loss) after provision for finance receivable losses 355,796
 
 (82,142) 28,816
 21,168
 323,638
Other revenues:      
  
  
  
Insurance 
 107,114
 
 58
 (28) 107,144
Investment 
 31,792
 
 
 (5,934) 25,858
Intersegment - insurance commissions 43,296
 (43,302) 100
 (94) 
 
Net gain (loss) on repurchases and repayments of debt (4,391) 
 (35,417) (977) 6,976
 (33,809)
Net gain (loss) on fair value adjustments on debt 
 
 45,427
 
 (45,427) 
Other 1,256
 6,797
 (1,372) 14,328
 (135) 20,874
Total other revenues 40,161
 102,401
 8,738
 13,315
 (44,548) 120,067
Other expenses:      
  
  
  
Operating expenses:      
  
  
  
Salaries and benefits 182,051
 11,402
 20,541
 149,329
 (160) 363,163
Other operating expenses 89,642
 8,369
 43,431
 6,174
 3,418
 151,034
Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses 
 48,373
 
 
 (723) 47,650
Total other expenses 271,693
 68,144
 63,972
 155,503
 2,535
 561,847
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes $124,264
 $34,257
 $(137,376) $(113,372) $(25,915) $(118,142)
             
Assets $3,065,463
 $913,440
 $8,761,219
 $1,801,248
 $(639,502) $13,901,868

17. Prior Period Revisions    

As disclosed in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K, we identified certain out-of-period errors in preparing our annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013. In addition to these errors, we had previously recorded and disclosed out-of-period adjustments in prior reporting periods when the errors were discovered. As a result, we revised all previously reported periods included in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Similarly, we have revised all previously reported periods included in this report. We corrected the errors identified in the fourth quarter of 2013 and included these corrections in the appropriate prior periods. In addition, we reversed all out-of period adjustments previously recorded and disclosed, and included the adjustments in the appropriate periods. After evaluating the quantitative and qualitative aspects of these corrections, we have determined that our previous quarterly condensed financial statements and our annual consolidated financial statements were not materially misstated.

The errors identified in the fourth quarter of 2013 related to the following: (1) the accretion of net discount applied to long-term debt that was revalued based on its fair value at the time of the Fortress Acquisition; (2) the accretion of original issue net discount on our long-term debt issued subsequent to the Fortress Acquisition; (3) the classification of certain investment securities found to contain embedded derivatives and the accounting treatment of the related change in fair value; and (4) the continued accretion of discounts on loans in non-accrual status.


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In addition, we made other corrections during the fourth quarter of 2013, which were isolated to intra-periods in 2013, and revised the appropriate periods of 2013 in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in this report. These revisions related to charge-offs on certain qualified real estate loans that had not been granted principal forgiveness.

We also recorded the previously disclosed out-of-period adjustments in the appropriate periods. These adjustments primarily related to the following:

capitalized interest on purchased credit impaired finance receivables serviced by a third party;
the difference between the hypothetical derivative interest expense and the contractual derivative interest expense;
the identification of certain bankrupt real estate loan accounts for consideration as TDR finance receivables;
to correct certain inputs in our model supporting the TDR allowance for finance receivable losses;
distributions of limited partnerships;
the calculations of the carrying value for our real estate owned and the net loss on sales of our real estate owned that are externally serviced;
the calculation of real estate owned expenses;
payable to former parent related to any refund of (or credit for) taxes, including any interest received;
benefit reserves related to a closed block of annuities;
change in estimate for the taxable income related to mortgage securitizations; and
the correction of current and deferred tax expense.

In addition to the revisions previously discussed, during the fourth quarter of 2013 we identified presentation errors in the classification of certain line items within our consolidated statement of cash flows and revised the appropriate line items in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in this report. These errors related to the following:

the income tax effect on the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income related to net unrealized gains and losses on investment securities and cash flow hedges were incorrectly included in “Change in other assets and other liabilities” instead of “Change in taxes receivable and payable” within the same operating activities section;
certain debt issue costs were incorrectly included in “Change in other assets and other liabilities” within the operating activities section instead of “Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of commissions” within the financing activities section;
the deferred costs on the repurchased debt incurred after the Fortress Acquisition were incorrectly included in “Change in other assets and other liabilities” instead of “Net loss on repurchases and repayments of debt” within the same operating activities section;
accrued interest and finance charges on real estate loan modifications were incorrectly included in “Principal collections on finance receivables” within the investing activities section instead of “Change in accrued interest and finance charges” within the operating activities section; and
“Deferral of finance receivable origination costs” was incorrectly included within the operating activities section instead of the investing activities section.

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Revised Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

The following table reconciles the amounts previously reported in our condensed consolidated statement of operations to the corresponding revised amounts. The “Out-of-Period” column reflects the previously disclosed out-of period adjustments that are now being corrected in the appropriate periods. The “Adjustments” column reflects the corrections of the errors discovered during the fourth quarter of 2013.
  Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands) As Reported Out-of-Period Adjustments As Revised As Reported Out-of-Period Adjustments As Revised
                 
Interest income $417,627
 $
 $(486) $417,141
 $1,235,483
 $
 $(1,979) $1,233,504
Interest expense 205,036
 
 234
 205,270
 646,932
 
 2,929
 649,861
Net interest income 212,591
 
 (720) 211,871
 588,551
 
 (4,908) 583,643
Provision for finance receivable losses 97,414
 4,389
 (413) 101,390
 262,142
 (860) (1,277) 260,005
Net interest income after provision for finance receivable losses 115,177
 (4,389) (307) 110,481
 326,409
 860
 (3,631) 323,638
Other revenues:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Insurance 38,277
 
 
 38,277
 107,144
 
 
 107,144
Investment 6,756
 
 (224) 6,532
 26,291
 
 (433) 25,858
Net loss on repurchases and repayments of debt (34,503) 
 931
 (33,572) (34,558) 
 749
 (33,809)
Other 5,514
 
 
 5,514
 20,874
 
 
 20,874
Total other revenues 16,044
 
 707
 16,751
 119,751
 
 316
 120,067
Other expenses:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Operating expenses:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Salaries and benefits 209,625
 
 
 209,625
 363,163
 
 
 363,163
Other operating expenses 52,110
 
 
 52,110
 151,034
 
 
 151,034
Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses 16,550
 
 
 16,550
 47,650
 
 
 47,650
Total other expenses 278,285
 
 
 278,285
 561,847
 
 
 561,847
Loss before benefit from income taxes (147,064) (4,389) 400
 (151,053) (115,687) 860
 (3,315) (118,142)
Benefit from income taxes (55,669) (1,624) 148
 (57,145) (42,001) (869) (1,227) (44,097)
Net loss $(91,395) $(2,765) $252
 $(93,908) $(73,686) $1,729
 $(2,088) $(74,045)

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Revised Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited)

The following table presents the amounts previously reported in our condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income and the corresponding revised amounts.
  Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands) As Reported As Revised As Reported As Revised
         
Net loss $(91,395) $(93,908) $(73,686) $(74,045)
Other comprehensive loss:  
  
  
  
Net unrealized losses on:  
  
  
  
Investment securities on which other-than-temporary impairments were taken (17) (17) (135) (135)
All other investment securities (314) (412) (10,747) (10,747)
Foreign currency translation adjustments (2,056) (2,056) 38
 38
Income tax effect:  
  
  
  
Net unrealized losses on:  
  
  
  
Investment securities on which other-than-temporary impairments were taken 6
 6
 47
 47
All other investment securities 110
 146
 3,761
 3,759
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax, before reclassification adjustments (2,271) (2,333) (7,036) (7,038)
Reclassification adjustments included in net loss:  
  
  
  
Net realized (gains) losses on investment securities (10) 312
 (2,036) (1,603)
Cash flow hedges 
 
 (160) (160)
Income tax effect:  
  
  
  
Net realized gains (losses) on investment securities 4
 (109) 713
 561
Cash flow hedges 
 
 56
 56
Reclassification adjustments included in net loss, net of tax (6) 203
 (1,427) (1,146)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (2,277) (2,130) (8,463) (8,184)
Comprehensive loss $(93,672) $(96,038) $(82,149) $(82,229)

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Revised Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

The following table presents the amounts previously reported in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows and the corresponding revised amounts and includes additional corrections to the classification of certain line items within our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.
  Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands) As Reported As Revised
     
Cash flows from operating activities  
  
Net loss $(73,686) $(74,045)
Reconciling adjustments:  
  
Provision for finance receivable losses 262,142
 260,005
Depreciation and amortization 48,085
 52,993
Deferral of finance receivable origination costs (42,141) 
Deferred income tax benefit (126,924) (109,181)
Net loss on repurchases and repayments of debt 17,075
 33,809
Share-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures 131,250
 131,250
Other (445) (445)
Cash flows due to changes in:  
  
Other assets and other liabilities 59,549
 90,572
Insurance claims and policyholder liabilities 14,917
 14,917
Taxes receivable and payable (30,731) (46,147)
Accrued interest and finance charges 2,491
 (29,957)
Restricted cash not reinvested (5,716) (5,715)
Other, net (823) (824)
Net cash provided by operating activities 255,043
 317,232
     
Cash flows from investing activities  
  
Finance receivables originated or purchased, net of deferred origination costs (1,589,051) (1,631,192)
Principal collections on finance receivables 1,957,957
 1,990,405
Available-for-sale investment securities purchased (96,574) (90,279)
Trading investment securities purchased 
 (6,295)
Available-for-sale investment securities called, sold, and matured 183,603
 176,111
Trading investment securities called, sold, and matured 
 7,492
Change in notes receivable from parent and affiliate (30,750) (30,750)
Change in restricted cash (227,213) (227,213)
Proceeds from sale of real estate owned 87,747
 87,747
Other, net (12) (12)
Net cash provided by investing activities 285,707
 276,014
     
Cash flows from financing activities  
  
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of commissions 3,477,534
 3,459,579
Repayment of long-term debt (4,346,910) (4,381,451)
Capital contributions from parent 21,000
 21,000
Net cash used for financing activities (848,376) (900,872)
     
Effect of exchange rate changes (835) (835)
     
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (308,461) (308,461)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 1,357,212
 1,357,212
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $1,048,751
 $1,048,751




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18. Fair Value Measurements    

The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be expected to be received if an asset were to be sold or the amount that would be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The degree of judgment used in measuring the fair value of financial instruments generally correlates with the level of pricing observability. Financial instruments with quoted prices in active markets generally have more pricing observability and less judgment is used in measuring fair value. Conversely, financial instruments traded in other-than-active markets or that do not have quoted prices have less observability and are measured at fair value using valuation models or other pricing techniques that require more judgment. An other-than-active market is one in which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, price quotations vary substantially either over time or among market makers, or little information is released publicly for the asset or liability being valued. Pricing observability is affected by a number of factors, including the type of financial instrument, whether the financial instrument is listed on an exchange or traded over-the-counter or is new to the market and not yet established, the characteristics specific to the transaction, and general market conditions.


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The following table summarizes the fair values and carrying values of our financial instruments and indicates the fair value hierarchy based on the level of inputs we utilized to determine such fair values:
 Fair Value Measurements Using Total
Fair
Value
 Total
Carrying
Value
 Fair Value Measurements Using Total
Fair
Value
 Total
Carrying
Value
(dollars in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
(dollars in millions) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Fair
Value
 Total
Carrying
Value
                 
September 30, 2014  
  
  
  
  
          
September 30, 2015  
  
  
  
  
Assets  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Cash and cash equivalents $1,919,184
 $
 $
 $1,919,184
 $1,919,184
 $2,461
 $295
 $
 $2,756
 $2,756
Investment securities 
 1,683,120
 13,750
 1,696,870
 1,696,870
 
 1,730
 12
 1,742
 1,742
Net finance receivables, less allowance for finance receivable losses 
 
 6,731,196
 6,731,196
 6,212,738
 
 
 6,667
 6,667
 6,040
Finance receivables held for sale 
 
 498,872
 498,872
 493,196
 
 
 802
 802
 797
Note receivable from parent 
 167,989
 
 167,989
 167,989
 
 322
 
 322
 322
Restricted cash 311,425
 
 
 311,425
 311,425
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 270
 
 
 270
 270
Other assets:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Commercial mortgage loans 
 
 80,991
 80,991
 87,553
 
 
 71
 71
 71
Escrow advance receivable 
 
 7,728
 7,728
 7,728
 
 
 10
 10
 10
Receivables from parent and affiliates 
 20,069
 
 20,069
 20,069
 
 7
 
 7
 7
Receivables related to sales of real estate loans and related trust assets 
 3
 
 3
 9
                    
Liabilities  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Long-term debt $
 $8,812,305
 $
 $8,812,305
 $7,858,037
 $
 $10,212
 $
 $10,212
 $9,555
Payables to parent and affiliates 
 40,561
 
 40,561
 40,561
 
 19
 
 19
 19
                    
December 31, 2013  
  
  
  
  
          
December 31, 2014  
  
  
  
  
Assets  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Cash and cash equivalents $374,835
 $
 $
 $374,835
 $374,835
 $584
 $165
 $
 $749
 $749
Investment securities 
 531,997
 23,617
 555,614
 555,614
 
 2,913
 9
 2,922
 2,922
Net finance receivables, less allowance for finance receivable losses 
 
 11,113,980
 11,113,980
 10,811,664
 
 
 6,949
 6,949
 6,278
Finance receivables held for sale 
 
 209
 209
 205
Note receivable from parent 
 167,989
 
 167,989
 167,989
 
 251
 
 251
 251
Restricted cash 358,759
 
 
 358,759
 358,759
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 218
 
 
 218
 218
Other assets:  
  
  
  
  
          
Commercial mortgage loans 
 
 94,681
 94,681
 102,200
 
 
 78
 78
 85
Escrow advance receivable 
 
 23,527
 23,527
 23,527
 
 
 8
 8
 8
Receivables from parent and affiliates 
 39,364
 
 39,364
 39,364
 
 12
 
 12
 12
Receivables related to sales of real estate loans and related trust assets 
 67
 
 67
 79
                    
Liabilities  
  
  
  
  
          
Long-term debt $
 $11,776,576
 $
 $11,776,576
 $10,640,728
 $
 $9,182
 $
 $9,182
 $8,356
Payables to parent and affiliates 
 38,463
 
 38,463
 38,463
 
 48
 
 48
 48

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — RECURRING BASIS

The following table presentstables present information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the fair value hierarchy based on the levels of inputs we utilized to determine such fair value:
 Fair Value Measurements Using Total Carried At Fair Value Fair Value Measurements Using Total Carried At Fair Value
(dollars in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
(dollars in millions) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Carried At Fair Value
               
September 30, 2014  
  
  
  
        
September 30, 2015  
  
  
  
Assets  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Cash equivalents in mutual funds $596,127
 $
 $
 $596,127
 $750
 $
 $
 $750
Cash equivalents in certificates of deposit and commercial paper 
 295
 
 295
Investment securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Available-for-sale securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
        
U.S. government and government sponsored entities 
 56,198
 
 56,198
 
 68
 
 68
Obligations of states, municipalities, and political subdivisions 
 118,452
 
 118,452
 
 84
 
 84
Corporate debt 
 258,625
 4,125
 262,750
 
 245
 
 245
RMBS 
 79,363
 55
 79,418
 
 79
 
 79
CMBS 
 22,083
 15
 22,098
 
 39
 
 39
CDO/ABS 
 18,569
 
 18,569
 
 32
 
 32
Total 
 553,290
 4,195
 557,485
Total bonds 
 547
 
 547
Preferred stock 
 7,043
 
 7,043
 
 6
 10
 16
Other long-term investments (a) 
 
 1,430
 1,430
 
 
 1
 1
Total available-for-sale securities (b) 
 560,333
 5,625
 565,958
 
 553
 11
 564
Trading securities:  
  
  
  
        
Bonds:  
  
  
  
        
U.S. government and government sponsored entities 
 134,381
 
 134,381
 
 783
 
 783
Obligations of states, municipalities, and political subdivisions 
 87,340
 
 87,340
Corporate debt 
 443,884
 
 443,884
 
 196
 
 196
RMBS 
 64,166
 361
 64,527
 
 2
 
 2
CMBS 
 106,115
 
 106,115
 
 45
 
 45
CDO/ABS 
 286,901
 6,430
 293,331
 
 151
 
 151
Total trading securities 
 1,122,787
 6,791
 1,129,578
 
 1,177
 
 1,177
Total investment securities 
 1,683,120
 12,416
 1,695,536
 
 1,730
 11
 1,741
Restricted cash in mutual funds 290,495
 
 
 290,495
 252
 
 
 252
Total $886,622
 $1,683,120
 $12,416
 $2,582,158
 $1,002
 $2,025
 $11

$3,038
        
Liabilities        
Long-term debt $
 $317,266
 $
 $317,266
        
December 31, 2013  
  
  
  
        
Assets  
  
  
  
Cash equivalents in mutual funds $185,829
 $
 $
 $185,829
Investment securities:  
  
  
  
Available-for-sale securities:  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
U.S. government and government sponsored entities 
 58,633
 
 58,633
Obligations of states, municipalities, and political subdivisions 
 102,745
 
 102,745
Corporate debt 
 225,312
 12,604
 237,916
RMBS 
 82,510
 113
 82,623
CMBS 
 7,545
 2
 7,547
CDO/ABS 
 3,176
 800
 3,976
Total 
 479,921
 13,519
 493,440
Preferred stock 
 7,805
 
 7,805
Other long-term investments (a) 
 
 1,269
 1,269
Total available-for-sale securities (b) 
 487,726
 14,788
 502,514
Trading securities:  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
Corporate debt 
 1,837
 
 1,837
RMBS 
 10,671
 
 10,671
CMBS 
 29,897
 
 29,897
CDO/ABS 
 1,866
 7,383
 9,249
Total trading securities 
 44,271
 7,383
 51,654
Total investment securities 
 531,997
 22,171
 554,168
Restricted cash in mutual funds 321,617
 
 
 321,617
Total $507,446
 $531,997
 $22,171
 $1,061,614

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  Fair Value Measurements Using Total Carried At Fair Value
(dollars in millions) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
         
December 31, 2014  
  
  
  
Assets  
  
  
  
Cash equivalents in mutual funds $236
 $
 $
 $236
Cash equivalents in certificates of deposit and commercial paper 
 165
 
 165
Investment securities:  
  
  
  
Available-for-sale securities:  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
U.S. government and government sponsored entities 
 64
 
 64
Obligations of states, municipalities, and political subdivisions 
 102
 
 102
Certificates of deposit and commercial paper��
 1
 
 1
Corporate debt 
 263
 4
 267
RMBS 
 73
 
 73
CMBS 
 21
 3
 24
CDO/ABS 
 61
 
 61
Total bonds 
 585
 7
 592
Preferred stock 
 7
 
 7
Other long-term investments (a) 
 
 1
 1
Total available-for-sale securities (b) 
 592
 8
 600
Trading securities:  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
U.S. government and government sponsored entities 
 302
 
 302
Obligations of states, municipalities, and political subdivisions 
 14
 
 14
Certificates of deposit and commercial paper 
 238
 
 238
Non-U.S. government and government sponsored entities 
 20
 
 20
Corporate debt 
 1,056
 
 1,056
RMBS 
 35
 
 35
CMBS 
 149
 
 149
CDO/ABS 
 507
 
 507
Total trading securities 
 2,321
 
 2,321
Total investment securities 
 2,913
 8
 2,921
Restricted cash in mutual funds 207
 
 
 207
Total $443
 $3,078
 $8
 $3,529
                                      
(a)Other long-term investments excludes ouran immaterial interest in a limited partnership of $0.5 million at September 30, 2014 and $0.6 million at December 31, 2013 that we account for using the equity method.

(b)Common stocks not carried at fair value totaled $0.9$1 million at September 30, 20142015 and December 31, 20132014 and, therefore, have been excluded from the table above.

We had no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014.2015.

The following table presents changes for the three months ended September 30, 2014 in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
    Net gains (losses) included in: Purchases, sales, issues, settlements(a) Transfers into
Level 3 (b)
 Transfers
out of
Level 3
 Balance
at end of
period
  
Balance at beginning
of period
 Other revenues 
Other comprehensive
income (loss)
    
(dollars in thousands)       
               
Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2014
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
               
Investment securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Available-for-sale securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Corporate debt $4,160
 $(27) $(8) $
 $
 $
 $4,125
RMBS 65
 (4) (6) 
 
 
 55
CMBS 20
 
 (5) 
 
 
 15
Total 4,245
 (31) (19) 
 
 
 4,195
Other long-term investments 1,254
 
 176
 
 
 
 1,430
Total available-for-sale securities 5,499
 (31) 157
 
 
 
 5,625
Trading securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
RMBS 
 
 
 
 361
 
 361
CDO/ABS 6,477
 (24) 
 (23) 
 
 6,430
Total trading securities 6,477
 (24) 
 (23) 361
 
 6,791
Total $11,976
 $(55) $157
 $(23) $361
 $
 $12,416
(a)“Purchases, sales, issues, and settlements” column consists only of settlements. There were no purchases, sales, or issues of investment securities for the three months ended September 30, 2014.

(b)During the three months ended September 30, 2014, we transferred $0.4 million of RMBS securities into Level 3 primarily related to the re-evaluated observability of pricing inputs.

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The following table presents changes for the three months ended September 30, 2013 in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
    Net gains (losses) included in: Purchases,
sales,
issues,
settlements*
 Transfers into
Level 3
 Transfers
out of
Level 3 
 Balance
at end of
period
  
Balance at
beginning
of period
        
(dollars in thousands)  Other
revenues
 Other
comprehensive
income (loss)
    
               
Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2013 - Revised
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
               
Investment securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Available-for-sale securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Corporate debt $13,114
 $(58) $18
 $2,016
 $
 $
 $15,090
RMBS 218
 
 (133) 
 
 
 85
CMBS 2
 
 
 
 
 
 2
CDO/ABS 800
 
 
 
 
 
 800
Total 14,134
 (58) (115) 2,016
 
 
 15,977
Other long-term investments 1,478
 
 (103) 
 
 
 1,375
Total available-for-sale securities 15,612
 (58) (218) 2,016
 
 
 17,352
Trading securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
CDO/ABS 7,663
 49
 (4) (75) 
 
 7,633
Total $23,275
 $(9) $(222) $1,941
 $
 $
 $24,985
*The detail of purchases, sales, issues, and settlements for the three months ended September 30, 2013 is presented in the table below.

The following table presents the detail of purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements of Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the three months ended September 30, 2013:2015:
(dollars in thousands) Purchases Sales Issues Settlements Total
           
Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2013 - Revised
          
           
Investment securities:          
Available-for-sale securities:          
Bonds:          
Corporate debt $2,016
 $
 $
 $
 $2,016
Trading securities:          
Bonds:          
CDO/ABS 
 
 
 (75) (75)
Total $2,016
 $
 $
 $(75) $1,941
    Net gains (losses) included in: Purchases, sales, issues, settlements * Transfers into
Level 3
 Transfers
out of
Level 3
 Balance
at end of
period
  
Balance at beginning
of period
 Other revenues 
Other comprehensive
income (loss)
    
(dollars in millions)       
               
Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2015
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Investment securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Available-for-sale securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Preferred stock $
 $
 $
 $10
 $
 $
 $10
Other long-term investments 1
 
 
 
 
 
 1
Total $1
 $
 $
 $10
 $
 $
 $11
*“Purchases, sales, issues, and settlements” column consisted only of purchases.

The following table presents changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the three months ended September 30, 2014:
    Net gains (losses) included in: Purchases,
sales,
issues,
settlements
 Transfers into
Level 3
 Transfers
out of
Level 3 
 Balance
at end of
period
  
Balance at
beginning
of period
 Other
revenues
 Other
comprehensive
income (loss)
    
(dollars in millions)       
               
Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2014
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Investment securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Available-for-sale securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Corporate debt $5
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $5
Other long-term investments 1
 
 
 
 
 
 1
Total available-for-sale securities 6
 
 
 
 
 
 6
Trading securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
CDO/ABS 6
 
 
 
 
 
 6
Total $12
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $12


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The following table presents changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015:
    Net gains (losses) included in: Purchases, sales, issues, settlements (a) Transfers into 
Level 3
 Transfers
out of
Level 3 (b)
 Balance
at end of
period
  Balance at
beginning
of period
 Other
revenues
 Other
comprehensive
income (loss)
    
(dollars in millions)       
               
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2015
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Investment securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Available-for-sale securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Corporate debt $4
 $
 $
 $(4) $
 $
 $
CMBS 3
 
 
 
 
 (3) 
Total bonds 7
 
 
 (4) 
 (3) 
Preferred stock 
 
 
 10
 
 
 10
Other long-term investments 1
 
 
 
 
 
 1
Total $8
 $
 $
 $6
 $
 $(3) $11
(a)The detail of purchases and settlements is presented in the table below:
(dollars in millions) Purchases Settlements Total
       
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2015
      
Investment securities:      
Available-for-sale securities:      
Bonds:      
Corporate debt $
 $(4) $(4)
Preferred stock 10
 
 10
Total $10
 $(4) $6

(b)During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we transferred CMBS securities totaling $3 million out of Level 3 primarily related to the greater observability of pricing inputs.


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The following table presents changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2014:
   Net gains (losses) included in: Purchases,
sales,
issues,
settlements(a)
 Transfers into 
Level 3 (b)
 Transfers
out of
Level 3 (c)
 Balance
at end of
period
   Net gains (losses) included in: 
Purchases,
sales,
issues,
settlements (a)
 
Transfers into
Level 3 (b)
 
Transfers
out of
Level 3 (c)
 
Balance
at end of
period
        
Balance at
beginning
of period
 
Other
revenues
 
Other
comprehensive
income (loss)
 
(dollars in thousands) Balance at
beginning
of period
 Other
revenues
 Other
comprehensive
income (loss)
 
(dollars in millions) 
Balance at
beginning
of period
 
Other
revenues
 
Other
comprehensive
income (loss)
 
Purchases,
sales,
issues,
settlements (a)
Transfers into
Level 3 (b)
Transfers
out of
Level 3 (c)
Balance
at end of
period
                
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
              
Investment securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Available-for-sale securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Corporate debt $12,604
 $177
 $(263) $(8,393) $
 $
 $4,125
 $13
 $
 $
 $(8) $
 $
 $5
RMBS 113
 (14) (44) 
 
 
 55
CMBS 2
 
 13
 
 
 
 15
CDO/ABS 800
 
 3
 
 
 (803) 
 1
 
 
 
 
 (1) 
Total 13,519
 163
 (291) (8,393) 
 (803) 4,195
Total bonds 14
 
 
 (8) 
 (1) 5
Other long-term investments 1,269
 
 251
 (90) 
 
 1,430
 1
 
 
 
 
 
 1
Total available-for-sale securities 14,788
 163
 (40) (8,483) 
 (803) 5,625
 15
 
 
 (8) 
 (1) 6
Trading securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
RMBS 
 4
 
 (88) 1,602
 (1,157) 361
 
 
 
 
 1
 (1) 
CDO/ABS 7,383
 5
 
 (155) 
 (803) 6,430
 7
 
 
 
 
 (1) 6
Total trading securities 7,383
 9
 
 (243) 1,602
 (1,960) 6,791
 7
 
 
 
 1
 (2) 6
Total $22,171
 $172
 $(40) $(8,726) $1,602
 $(2,763) $12,416
 $22
 $
 $
 $(8) $1
 $(3) $12
                                      
(a)“Purchases, sales, issues, and settlements” column consisted only consist of settlements. There were no purchases, sales, or issues of investment securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

(b)During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we transferred $1.6$1 million of RMBS securities into Level 3 primarily related to the re-evaluated observability of pricing inputs.

(c)During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we transferred RMBS and CDO/ABS securities totaling $2.8$3 million out of Level 3 primarily related to the re-evaluated observability of pricing inputs.

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The following table presents changes for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
    Net gains (losses) included in: 
Purchases,
sales,
issues,
settlements *
 
Transfers into
Level 3
 
Transfers
out of
Level 3
 
Balance
at end of
period
           
(dollars in thousands) 
Balance at
beginning
of period
 
Other
revenues
 
Other
comprehensive
income (loss)
    
               
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2013 - Revised
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
               
Investment securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Available-for-sale securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Corporate debt $13,417
 $(166) $304
 $1,535
 $
��$
 $15,090
RMBS 74
 (35) 46
 
 
 
 85
CMBS 153
 (8) 6
 (149) 
 
 2
CDO/ABS 1,200
 
 
 (400) 
 
 800
Total 14,844
 (209) 356
 986
 
 
 15,977
Other long-term investments 1,380
 2
 4
 (11) 
 
 1,375
Total available-for-sale securities 16,224
 (207) 360
 975
 
 
 17,352
Trading securities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bonds:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
CDO/ABS 12,192
 562
 (426) (4,695) 
 
 7,633
Total $28,416
 $355
 $(66) $(3,720) $
 $
 $24,985
*The detail of purchases, sales, issues, and settlements for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is presented in the table below.

The following table presents the detail of purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements of Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:
(dollars in thousands) Purchases Sales Issues Settlements Total
           
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2013 - Revised
          
           
Investment securities:          
Available-for-sale securities:          
Bonds:          
Corporate debt $2,016
 $
 $
 $(481) $1,535
CMBS 
 
 
 (149) (149)
CDO/ABS 
 
 
 (400) (400)
Total 2,016
 
 
 (1,030) 986
Other long-term investments 
 
 
 (11) (11)
Total available-for-sale securities 2,016
 
 
 (1,041) 975
Trading securities:          
Bonds:          
CDO/ABS 
 
 
 (4,695) (4,695)
Total $2,016
 $
 $
 $(5,736) $(3,720)


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We used observable and/or unobservable inputs to determine the fair value of positions that we have classified within the Level 3 category. As a result, the unrealized gains and losses for assets and liabilities within the Level 3 category presented in the Level 3 tables above may include changes in fair value that were attributable to both observable (e.g., changes in market interest rates) and unobservable (e.g., changes in unobservable long-dated volatilities) inputs.

The unobservable inputs and quantitative data used in our Level 3 valuations for our investment securities were developed and used in models created by our third-party valuation service providers, which values were used by us for fair value disclosure purposes without adjustment. We applied the third-party exception which allows us to omit certain quantitative disclosures about unobservable inputs for other long-term investments. As a result, the weighted average ranges of the inputs for these investment securities are not applicable in the following table.


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Quantitative information about Level 3 inputs for our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis for which information about the unobservable inputs is reasonably available to us at September 30, 20142015 and December 31, 20132014 is as follows:
   Range (Weighted Average)
 Valuation Technique(s)Unobservable InputSeptember 30, 20142015December 31, 20132014
Corporate debtDiscounted cash flowsYield0.89%1.05% (a)2.68% – 8.48% (4.67%)
RMBSDiscounted cash flowsSpread6.94%743 bps (a)736 bps (a) (b)

CMBS
Discounted cash flowsSpread139 bps (a) (b)
Other long-term investmentsDiscounted cash flows and indicative valuations
Historical costs
Nature of investment
Local market conditions
Comparables
Operating performance
Recent financing activity
N/A (c)N/A (c)
Preferred stockMarket approachHistorical cost
Operating performance
N/A (c)N/A (c)
                                      
(a)At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, RMBS consisted of one bond, which was less than $1 million. At December 31, 2014, corporate debt and CMBS also consisted of one bond.

(b)At September 30,During the first quarter of 2015, we identified that we incorrectly disclosed the weighted average ranges of our RMBS bond and CMBS bond as of December 31, 2014. The weighted average ranges of these bonds at December 31, 2014 RMBS consisted of one bond.have been corrected in the table above.

(c)Not applicable.

The fair values of the assets using significant unobservable inputs are sensitive and can be impacted by significant increases or decreases in any of those inputs. Level 3 broker-priced instruments, including RMBS (except for the one bond previously noted), CMBS (except for the one bond previously noted), and CDO/ABS, are excluded from the table above because the unobservable inputs are not reasonably available to us.

Our RMBS, CMBS, and CDO/ABS securities have unobservable inputs that are reliant on and sensitive to the quality of their underlying collateral. The inputs, although not identical, have similar characteristics and interrelationships. Generally a change in the assumption used for the probability of default is accompanied by a directionally similar change in the assumption used for the loss severity and a directionally opposite change in the assumption used for prepayment speeds. An improvement in the workout criteria related to the restructured debt and/or debt covenants of the underlying collateral may lead to an improvement in the cash flows and have an inverse impact on other inputs, specifically a reduction in the amount of discount applied for marketability and liquidity, making the structured bonds more attractive to market participants.


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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — NON-RECURRING BASIS

We measure the fair value of certain assets on a non-recurring basis when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable.

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Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis on which we recorded impairment charges were as follows:
 Fair Value Measurements Using   Fair Value Measurements Using *  
(dollars in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
(dollars in millions) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
                
September 30, 2014  
  
  
  
        
September 30, 2015  
  
  
  
Assets  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Real estate owned $
 $
 $32,220
 $32,220
 $
 $
 $12
 $12
Commercial mortgage loans 
 
 10,792
 10,792
 
 
 8
 8
Total $
 $
 $43,012
 $43,012
 $
 $
 $20
 $20
                
December 31, 2013  
  
  
  
        
December 31, 2014  
  
  
  
Assets  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Real estate owned $
 $
 $71,469
 $71,469
 $
 $
 $19
 $19
Commercial mortgage loans 
 
 11,935
 11,935
 
 
 11
 11
Total $
 $
 $83,404
 $83,404
 $
 $
 $30
 $30
*The fair value information presented in the table above is as of the date the fair value adjustment was recorded.

Net impairment charges recorded on assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
                
Assets  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Real estate owned $3,159
 $5,668
 $12,877
 $19,270
 $1
 $3
 $3
 $13
Commercial mortgage loans (717) (61) (1,773) (1,774) 
 (1) (2) (2)
Total $2,442
 $5,607
 $11,104
 $17,496
 $1
 $2
 $1
 $11

In accordance with the authoritative guidance for the accounting for the impairment of long-lived assets, we wrote down certain real estate owned reported in our Real Estate segment to their fair value less cost to sell for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20142015 and 20132014 and recorded the writedowns in other revenues — other. The fair values of real estate owned disclosed in the table above are unadjusted for transaction costs as required by the authoritative guidance for fair value measurements. The amounts of real estate owned recorded in other assets are net of transaction costs as required by the authoritative guidance for accounting for the impairment of long-lived assets.

In accordance with the authoritative guidance for the accounting for the impairment of commercial mortgage loans, we recorded allowance adjustments on certain impaired commercial mortgage loans reported in our Consumer and Insurance segment to record their fair value for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20142015 and 20132014 and recorded the net impairments in investment revenues.

The unobservable inputs and quantitative data used in our Level 3 valuations for our real estate owned and commercial mortgage loans were developed andare unobservable primarily due to the unique nature of specific real estate assets. Therefore, we used in models created by ourindependent third-party valuation service providers, or valuations provided by external parties, whichfamiliar with local markets, to determine the values were used by us for fair value disclosure purposesdisclosures without adjustment. We applied the third-party exception which allows us to omit certain quantitative disclosures about unobservable inputs. As a result, the weighted average ranges of the inputs are not applicable in the following table.



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Quantitative information about Level 3 inputs for our assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at September 30, 20142015 and December 31, 20132014 is as follows:
   Range (Weighted Average)
 Valuation Technique(s)Unobservable InputSeptember 30, 20142015December 31, 20132014
Real estate ownedMarket approachThird-party valuationN/A*N/A*
Commercial mortgage loans
Market approach
Income approach
Cost approach
Local market conditions
Nature of investment
Comparable property sales
Operating performance
N/A*N/A*
                                      
*Not applicable.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — VALUATION METHODOLOGIES AND ASSUMPTIONS

We use the following methods and assumptions to estimate fair value.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, including cash and cash equivalents in certificates of deposit and commercial paper, approximates fair value.

Mutual Funds

The fair value of mutual funds is based on quoted market prices of the underlying shares held in the mutual funds.

Investment Securities

We utilize third-party valuation service providers to measure the fair value of our investment securities, which are classified as available-for-sale or as trading and consist primarily of bonds. Whenever available, we obtain quoted prices in active markets for identical assets at the balance sheet date to measure investment securities at fair value. We generally obtain market price data from exchange or dealer markets.

We estimate the fair value of fixed maturity investment securities not traded in active markets by referring to traded securities with similar attributes, using dealer quotations and a matrix pricing methodology, or discounted cash flow analyses. This methodology considers such factors as the issuer’s industry, the security’s rating and tenor, its coupon rate, its position in the capital structure of the issuer, yield curves, credit curves, composite ratings, bid-ask spreads prepayment rates and other relevant factors. For fixed maturity investment securities that are not traded in active markets or that are subject to transfer restrictions, we adjust the valuations to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability. Such adjustments are generally based on available market evidence. In the absence of such evidence, management’s best estimate is used.

We classify investment securities that are deemed to incorporate an embedded derivative and for which it is impracticable for us to isolate and/or value as trading securities at fair value.

The fair value of certificates of deposit and commercial paper having maturity dates greater than three months is based on the amortized cost, which is assumed to approximate fair value.

Finance Receivables

The fair value of net finance receivables, less allowance for finance receivable losses, both non-impaired and purchased credit impaired, are determined using discounted cash flow methodologies. The application of these methodologies requires us to make certain judgments and estimates based on our perception of market participant views related to the economic and competitive environment, the characteristics of our finance receivables, and other similar factors. The most significant judgments and estimates made relate to prepayment speeds, default rates, loss severity, and discount rates. The degree of judgment and estimation applied is significant in light of the current capital markets and, more broadly, economic environments. Therefore, the fair value of our finance receivables could not be determined with precision and may not be realized in an actual sale. Additionally, there may be inherent weaknesses in the valuation methodologies we employed, and changes in the underlying assumptions used could significantly affect the results of current or future values.


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Finance Receivables Held for Sale

We determined the fair value of finance receivables held for sale that were originated as held for investment based on negotiations with prospective purchasers (if any) or by using projected cash flows discounted at the weighted-average interest

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rates offered by us in the market for similar finance receivables. We based cash flows on contractual payment terms adjusted for estimates of prepayments and credit related losses.

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

The carrying amount of restricted cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value.

Note Receivable from Parent

The carrying amount of the note receivable from parent approximates the fair value because the note is payable on a demand basis prior to its due date on May 31, 2022 and the interest rate on this note adjusts with changing market interest rates.

Commercial Mortgage Loans

We utilize third-party valuation service providers to estimateGiven the fair valueshort remaining average life of the portfolio, the carrying amount of commercial mortgage loans using projected cash flows discounted atapproximates fair value. The carrying amount includes an appropriate rateestimate for credit related losses which is based upon market conditions.on independent third-party valuations.

Real Estate Owned

We initially based our estimate of the fair value on independent third-party valuations at the time we took title to real estate owned. Subsequent changes in fair value are based upon independent third-party valuations obtained periodically to estimate a price that would be received in a then current transaction to sell the asset.

Escrow Advance Receivable

The carrying amount reported in our condensed consolidated balance sheetsof escrow advance receivable approximates fair value.

Receivables from Parent and Affiliates

The carrying amount reportedof receivables from parent and affiliates approximates fair value.

Receivables Related to Sales of Real Estate Loans and Related Trust Assets

The carrying amount of receivables related to sales of real estate loans and related trust assets less estimated forfeitures, which are reflected in our consolidated balance sheetsother liabilities, approximates fair value.

Long-term Debt

We either receive fair value measurements of our long-term debt from market participants and pricing services or we estimate the fair values of long-term debt using projected cash flows discounted at each balance sheet date’s market-observable implicit-credit spread rates for our long-term debt and adjusted for foreign currency translations.debt.

We record at fair value long-term debt issuances at fair value that are deemed to incorporate an embedded derivative and for which it is impracticable for us to isolate and/or value the derivative. At September 30, 2014, there was2015, we had no significant difference between thedebt carried at fair value and the principal amount of the long-term debt for which we have electedunder the fair value option.

Payables to Parent and Affiliates

The fair value of payable to parent and affiliates approximates the carrying value due to its short-term nature.

19. Subsequent Events    

SPRINGCASTLE 2014-A NOTES

On October 3, 2014, certain indirect subsidiaries of SFC associated with a joint venture in which we own a 47% equity interest (the “Co-Issuers”) issued $2.62 billion of the SpringCastle Funding Asset-backed Notes 2014-A (the “SpringCastle 2014-A Notes”) at a 4.68% weighted average yield in a private placement transaction. The SpringCastle 2014-A Notes are collateralized by the SpringCastle Portfolio in which SFC owns a 47% equity interest as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014.

The Co-Issuers sold the SpringCastle 2014-A Notes for approximately $2.55 billion after the price discount but before expenses. The Co-Issuers used the proceeds from the SpringCastle 2014-A Notes to repay in full on October 3, 2014 the SpringCastle Funding Asset-backed Notes 2013-A (the “SpringCastle 2013-A Notes”), which were issued by the Co-Issuers on April 1, 2013. At September 30, 2014, the unpaid principal balance of the SpringCastle 2013-A Notes was $1.46 billion.

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On October 3, 2014, SAC purchased $362.5 million initial principal amount of the SpringCastle 2014-A Notes. The Co-Issuers retained $61.6 million of the SpringCastle 2014-A Notes. Certain subsidiaries of NRZ own a 30% equity interest in the Co-Issuers. NRZ is managed by an affiliate of Fortress.

NON-CORE REAL ESTATE LOAN TRANSACTIONS

Proceeds from September Whole Loan Sales

The aggregate purchase price of $795.1 million for the September Whole Loan Sales included a holdback provision of $120 million of which $40 million was subject to finalization of the terms and conditions of administering the holdback and the remainder was subject to our ability to cure certain documentation deficiencies within the 60 day period (subject to extension under certain circumstances) subsequent to the closing of the sale. On October 16 and November 7, 2014, we received $20 million and $21.8 million, respectively, of the holdback provision from Credit Suisse.

Proceeds from MSR Sale

On October 23, 2014, we received $15.7 million from Nationstar, which reflected 40% of the proceeds due from the MSR Sale (50% of the proceeds were received on August 29, 2014). The remaining 10% is subject to a holdback for resolution of missing documentation and other customary conditions, and is expected to be received no later than 120 days after the date of transfer of servicing upon resolution of these conditions. Investment funds managed by affiliates of Fortress indirectly own a majority interest in Nationstar.

The “November Whole Loan Sales”

As discussed in Note 1, on August 6, 2014, SFC and Credit Suisse agreed to the terms of the Probable Whole Loan Sales. We completed the second sale of certain performing and non-performing mortgage loans on November 7, 2014. The real estate loans included in the November Whole Loan Sales had a carrying value of $251.0 million (after the basis adjustment for the related allowance for finance receivable losses) as of September 30, 2014.

The aggregate purchase price of $270.1 million for the November Whole Loan Sales included a holdback provision of $34.3 million, which is subject to our ability to cure certain documentation deficiencies within a 60 day period (subject to extension under certain circumstances) subsequent to the closing of the sale. On November 7, 2014, we received $235.8 million of the proceeds from Credit Suisse.


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

An index to our management’s discussion and analysis follows:

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Forward-Looking Statements    

This report may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking words such as “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates” or the negative version of those words or other comparable words. Any forward-looking statements contained in this report are based upon our historical performance and on our current plans, estimates and expectations in light of information currently available to us. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, financial results, financial condition, business, prospects, growth strategy and liquidity. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We believe that these factors include, but are not limited to:

changes in general economic conditions, including the interest rate environment in which we conduct business and the financial markets through which we can access capital and also invest cash flows from our Consumer and Insurance segment;
levels of unemployment and personal bankruptcies;
natural or accidental events such as earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, or floods affecting our customers, collateral, or branches or other operating facilities;
war, acts of terrorism, riots, civil disruption, pandemics, or other events disrupting business or commerce;
the effect of future sales of our remaining portfolio of real estate loans and the transfer of servicing for these loans;
changes in the rate at which we can collect or potentially sell our finance receivables portfolio;
the effectiveness of our credit risk scoring models in assessing the risk of customer unwillingness or lack of capacity to repay;
changes in our ability to attract and retain employees or key executives to support our businesses;
changes in the competitive environment in which we operate, including the demand for our products, customer responsiveness to our distribution channels, and the strength and ability of our competitors to operate independently or to enter into business combinations that result in a more attractive range of customer products or provide greater financial resources;
shifts in collateral values, delinquencies, or credit losses;
changes in federal, state and local laws, regulations, or regulatory policies and practices, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (which, among other things, established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has broad authority to regulate and examine financial institutions), that affect our ability to conduct business or the manner in which we conduct business, such as licensing requirements, pricing limitations or restrictions on the method of offering products, as well as changes that may result from increased regulatory scrutiny of the sub-prime lending industry;

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potential liability relating to real estate and personal loans which we have sold or may sell in the future, or relating to securitized loans, if it is determined that there was a non-curable breach of a warranty made in connection with such transactions;
the effect of future sales of our remaining portfolio of real estate loans and the transfer of servicing of these loans;
the costs and effects of any litigation or governmental inquiries or investigations involving us, particularly those that are determined adversely to us;
our continued ability to access the capital markets or the sufficiency of our current sources of funds to satisfy our cash flow requirements;
our ability to comply with our debt covenants;
our ability to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness;
our substantial indebtedness, which could prevent us from meeting our obligations under our debt instruments and limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or our industry, or our ability to incur additional borrowings;
the potential for downgrade of our debt by rating agencies, which would have a negative impact on our cost of, and access to, capital;
the impacts of our securitizations and borrowings;
our ability to maintain sufficient capital levels in our regulated and unregulated subsidiaries;
the material weakness that we have identified in our internal control over financial reporting; and
changes in accounting standards or tax policies and practices and the application of such new policies and practices to the manner in which we conduct business.business; and
the material weakness that we have identified in our internal control over financial reporting.


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We also direct readers to other risks and uncertainties discussed in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).SEC. The forward-looking statements made in this report relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement except as required by law, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from what we may have expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. We caution that you should not place undue reliance on any of our forward-looking statements. You should specifically consider the factors identified in this report that could cause actual results to differ before making an investment decision to purchase our common stock. Furthermore, new risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict those events or how they may affect us.

Overview    

Springleaf is a leading consumer finance company providing responsible loan products primarily to non-prime customers. We originate consumer loans through our network of nearly 830823 branch offices in 26 states.27 states and on a centralized basis as part of our centralized operations. We also pursue strategic acquisitions of loan portfolios. Through two insurance subsidiaries, we write credit and non-credit insurance policies covering our customers and the property pledged as collateral for our loans. We also pursue strategic acquisitions of loan portfolios. As part of this strategy, in April 2013 SFI acquired from HSBC a $3.9 billion UPB consumer loan portfolio through a joint venture in which SFC owns a 47% equity interest as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014. See Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.customers.

At September 30, 2014, we had four business segments: Consumer, Insurance, Acquisitions and Servicing, and Real Estate. See Note 16 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of our segments.

OUR PRODUCTS

Our core product offerings include:

Personal Loans — We offer personal loans through our branch network and over the internet through our centralized operations to customers who generally need timely access to cash. Our personal loans are typically non-revolving with a fixed-rate and a fixed, original term of two to fourfive years. At September 30, 2014,2015, we had over 893,000855,000 personal loans, representing $3.6$4.0 billion of net finance receivables, of which $1.7$2.2 billion, or 48%56%, were secured by collateral consisting of titled personal property (such as automobiles), $1.3 and $1.8 billion, or 37%44%, were secured by consumer household goods or other items of personal property and the remainderor were unsecured. Personal loans held for sale totaled $608 million at September 30, 2015.

Insurance Products — We offer our customers credit insurance (life insurance, accident and health insurance, and involuntary unemployment insurance), and non-credit insurance and ancillary products, such as warranty protection, through both our branch network and our centralized operations. Credit insurance and non-credit insurance products are provided by our subsidiaries, Merit and Yosemite Insurance Company (“Yosemite”). The ancillary products are home security andWe also offer auto security membership plans and home appliance service contracts of an unaffiliated companies.company as an ancillary product.


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SpringCastle Portfolio — On April 1, 2013,We service the SpringCastle Portfolio that was acquired by an indirect subsidiary of SHI acquired the SpringCastle Portfolio through a joint venture in which SFC currently owns a 47% equity interest as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014.interest. These loans includedinclude unsecured loans and loans secured by subordinate residential real estate mortgages (which we service as unsecured loans due to the fact that the liens are subordinated to superior ranking security interests). The SpringCastle Portfolio includes both closed-end accounts and open-end lines of credit. These loans are in a liquidating status and vary in substance and form from our originated loans. SFI assumed the direct servicing obligations for these loans in September 2013. At September 30, 2014,2015, the SpringCastle Portfolio included over 291,000242,000 of acquired loans, representing $2.1$1.7 billion in net finance receivables.

Our non-core and non-originating legacy products include:

Real Estate Loans — We ceased real estate lending in January 2012. Theseof 2012, and during 2014, we sold $6.3 billion real estate loans held for sale. The remaining real estate loans may be closed-end accounts or open-end home equity lines of credit, generally have a fixed rate and maximum original terms of 360 months, and are secured by first or second mortgages on residential real estate. At September 30, 2014, $234.1 million of real estate loans, or 36%, were secured by first mortgages and $421.5 million, or 64%, were secured by second

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mortgages. We continue to service the liquidating real estate loans and support any advances on open-end accounts. At September 30, 2015, we had $547 million of real estate loans held for investment, of which $209 million, or 38%, were secured by first mortgages and $338 million, or 62%, were secured by second mortgages. Real estate loans held for sale totaled $189 million at September 30, 2015, all of which were secured by first mortgages.

Retail Sales Finance — We ceased purchasing retail sales contracts and revolving retail accounts in January of 2013. We continue to service the liquidating retail sales contracts and will provide revolving retail sales financing services on our revolving retail accounts. We refer to retail sales contracts and revolving retail accounts collectively as “retail sales finance.”

Recent Developments    OUR SEGMENTS

NON-CORE REAL ESTATE LOAN TRANSACTIONS

During the first nine months of 2014, we entered into a series of transactions relating to the sales of our beneficial interests in our non-core real estate loans, the related servicing of these loans, and the sales of certain performing and non-performing real estate loans. During the first nine months of 2014, we sold finance receivables held for sale with a carrying value of $6.0 billion and recorded net gains totaling $706.5 million. As a result of these transactions, we established a reserve for sales recourse obligations of $9.9 million during the third quarter of 2014. On November 7, 2014, we sold finance receivables held for sale with a carrying value of $251.0 million as of September 30, 2014. These transactions substantially complete the Company’s previously disclosed plan to liquidate its non-core real estate loans. See Note 1 and Note 19 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on these sales.

In conjunction with these real estate loan transactions, we have closed our operational locations in Dallas, Texas, Rancho Cucamonga, California, and Wesley Chapel, Florida, and have eliminated certain staff positions in our Evansville, Indiana, location. In total, approximately 300 staff positions were eliminated. However, the total reduction in workforce was approximately 170 employees, as 130 employees have been transferred into other positions at Springleaf. We recorded restructuring costs of $4.3 million in the third quarter of 2014 due to the workforce reductions and the closings of the servicing facilities.

Our insurance subsidiaries have written certain insurance policies on properties collateralizing the loans that have been deconsolidated or disposed of as a result of these sales. As part of the disposition, the insurance policies associated with the sold loans have been or will be cancelled.

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION TO SFC

On July 31, 2014, SFI made a capital contribution to SFC, consisting of 100 shares of the common stock, par value of $0.01 per share, of SAC representing all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of SAC. See Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

CREDIT RATINGS

Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”), and Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) upgraded SFC’s long-term corporate debt rating as follows: (i) from B3 to B2 with a stable outlook by Moody’s on October 8, 2014; (ii) from B- to B with a stable outlook by S&P on August 8, 2014; and (iii) from B- to B with a stable outlook by Fitch on August 7, 2014.

SECURITIZATIONS

Whitford Brook 2014-VFN1 Securitization

On June 26, 2014, we established a private securitization facility in which Whitford Brook 2014-VFN1 Trust, a wholly owned special purpose vehicle, may issue variable funding notes with a maximum principal balance of $300 million to be backed by personal loans acquired from subsidiaries of SFC. The notes will be funded over a three-year period, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions precedent. During this period, the notes can also be paid down to the required minimum balance of $100 million and then redrawn. Following the three-year funding period, the principal amount of the notes will be reduced as cash payments are received on the underlying personal loans and will be due and payable in full in July 2018, unless an option to prepay is elected between July 2017 and July 2018. At September 30, 2014, the required minimum balance of $100 million2015, we had three business segments: Consumer and Insurance, Acquisitions and Servicing, and Real Estate. The Acquisitions and Servicing segment was drawn under the notes.



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2014-A Securitization

On March 26,added effective July 31, 2014, we completed a private securitization transaction in which a wholly owned special purpose vehicle sold $559.3 million of notes backed by personal loans held by the 2014-A Trust, at a 2.62% weighted average yield. We sold the asset-backed notes for $559.2 million, after the price discount but before expenses and a $6.4 million interest reserve requirement. We initially retained $32.9 million of the 2014-A Trust’s subordinate asset-backed notes.

Renewal of Midbrook 2013-VFN1 Securitization

On June 13, 2014, we amended the note purchase agreement with Midbrook 2013-VFN1 Trust, a wholly owned special purpose vehicle, to extend the one-year funding period to a two-year funding period. Following the two-year funding period, the principal amount of the notes, if any, will be reduced as cash payments are received on the underlying personal loans and will be due and payable in full in July 2019. The maximum principal balance of variable funding notes that can be issued remained at $300 million. No amounts have been funded.

Repayment of 2013-BAC Trust Notes

On September 25, 2013, we completed a private securitization transaction in which Springleaf Funding Trust 2013-BAC, a wholly owned special purpose vehicle, issued $500 million of notes backed by an amortizing pool of personal loans acquired from subsidiaries of SFC. On March 27, 2014, we repaid the entire $231.3 million outstanding principal balance of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

SpringCastle 2014-A Notes

On October 3, 2014, the Co-Issuers issued $2.62 billion of the SpringCastle 2014-A Notes at a weighted average yield of 4.68% in a private placement transaction. The SpringCastle 2014-A Notes are collateralized by the SpringCastle Portfolio in which SFC owns a 47% equity interest as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014.

The Co-Issuers soldWhen we initially defined our operating segments in early 2013, we presented Consumer and Insurance as two distinct reporting segments. However, over the SpringCastle 2014-Acourse of 2013 and into 2014, management has shifted its strategy for the Insurance segment toward organic growth primarily as an ancillary product complementing our consumer lending activities and has been increasingly viewing and managing the Insurance segment together with Consumer. As a result of the changes in strategy and the way that management views the insurance business of the Company, we began presenting them as one segment, effective December 31, 2014. To conform to the new segment alignment, we have revised our prior period segment disclosures in “Segment Results”.

See Note 16 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of our segments.

Third Quarter Segment Highlights

Net finance receivables Consumer and Insurance reached $4.6 billion at September 30, 2015, including $608 million personal loans held for sale, compared to $3.6 billion at September 30, 2014.

Origination volume Consumer and Insurance totaled $1.1 billion for the third quarter of 2015 compared to $914 million for the third quarter of 2014 (including $273 million of direct auto loan originations during the third quarter of 2015 compared to $84 million during the third quarter of 2014).

Pretax core earnings (a non-GAAP measure) was $109 million for the third quarter of 2015 compared to $88 million for the third quarter of 2014.

Our segments are reported on a historical accounting basis, which is a basis of accounting other than U.S. GAAP. See “Results of Operations” for a reconciliation of our pretax earnings on a push-down accounting basis to a historical accounting basis and “Segment Results” for a reconciliation of our pretax earnings on a historical accounting basis to pretax core earnings.


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Recent Developments and Outlook    

SHI’S PENDING ACQUISITION OF ONEMAIN FINANCIAL

We and SHI regularly consider strategic acquisitions and have been involved in transactions of various magnitudes involving a variety of forms of consideration and financing. On March 2, 2015, SHI entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with CitiFinancial Credit Company to acquire OneMain for an aggregate purchase price of $4.25 billion. There can be no assurance that the Proposed Acquisition will close, or, if it does, when the actual closing will occur. SHI continues to evaluate its plans regarding the integration of OneMain with its remaining businesses including us.

SHI’S EQUITY OFFERING

On May 4, 2015, SHI completed an offering of 27,864,525 shares of its common stock, consisting of 19,417,476 shares of common stock offered by SHI and 8,447,049 shares of common stock offered by the Initial Stockholder. Upon completion of this offering, the Initial Stockholder owned approximately $2.55 billion58% of SHI common stock, and the economic interests of Fortress and AIG were reduced to approximately 55% and 3%, respectively.

SHI’s net proceeds from this sale were approximately $976 million, after deducting the price discount but before expenses. The Co-Issuers usedunderwriting discounts and commissions and additional offering-related expenses totaling $24 million. SHI intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with cash on hand, the proceeds from the sale of investment securities, and other funding options, to fund the Proposed Acquisition and/or for general corporate purposes, which may include debt repurchases and repayments, capital expenditures and other possible acquisitions.

See Note 2 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the equity offering.

SECURITIZATIONS

During the first nine months of 2015, we completed five securitizations, including two consumer loan securitizations, two auto loan conduit securitizations, and one personal loan conduit securitization. We also sold certain SpringCastle 2014-A Notes that were previously retained, extended the revolving periods on three existing conduits, amended an existing conduit to repay in full on October 3, 2014remove the SpringCastle 2013-A Notes, which were issued byminimum balance requirement and reduce the Co-Issuers on April 1, 2013. At September 30, 2014, the unpaidmaximum principal balance, and drew $100 million under the notes of an existing conduit. See Note 11 of the SpringCastle 2013-A Notes was $1.46 billion.to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on these securitizations.

On October 3, 2014, SAC purchased $362.5 million initial principal amount of the SpringCastle 2014-A Notes. The Co-Issuers retained $61.6 million of the SpringCastle 2014-A Notes.CUSTOMER REWARDS PROGRAM

PREPAYMENT OF SECURED TERM LOANDuring the second quarter of 2015, Springleaf launched Springleaf Rewards, a unique digital loyalty program that is designed to encourage credit education, positive customer behavior and brand engagement. The program rewards customers for a range of activities, such as consistently paying their bills on-time, interacting with Springleaf on social media and more. Unlike traditional rewards programs, Springleaf Rewards allows members to accrue points for doing things that help them establish and build their credit, such as viewing personal financial education videos and budgeting tutorials on line, monitoring their credit score, and paying on time. Customers also earn points for enrolling in conveniences like paperless statements and automatic payments. Since its launch in mid-June, more than 47,000 customers have signed up to start earning rewards. Springleaf Rewards members can choose how and when to redeem their points. Points can be exchanged for a variety of gift cards for nationwide retailers, restaurants and other merchants.

On March 31, 2014, SFFC prepaid, without penalty or premium, the entire $750.0 million outstanding principal balance of the secured term loan, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Effective upon the prepayment, all obligations of SFFC, SFC, and most of the consumer finance operating subsidiaries of SFC under the secured term loan (other than contingent reimbursement obligations and indemnity obligations) were terminated and all guarantees and security interests were released.

OUTLOOK

Assuming the U.S. economy continues to experience slow to moderate growth, we expect to continue our long history of strong credit performance. We believe the strong credit quality of our personal loan portfolio is the result of our disciplined underwriting practices and ongoing collection efforts. We also continue to see growth in the volume of personal loan originations driven by the following factors:

Declining competition from thrifts and banks (although banks continue to serve non-prime customers in other ways) as these institutions have retreated from the non-prime market in the face of regulatory scrutiny and in the aftermath of the housing crisis. As a result of the reduced lending of these competitors, access to credit has fallen substantially for the non-prime segment of customers, which, in turn, has increased our potential customer base.
Slow but sustained economic growth.
Migration of customer activity from traditional channels such as direct mail to online channels (served by our centralized operations) where we believe we are well suited to capture volume due to our scale, technology, and deployment of advanced analytics.
Our renewed focus on our personal loan business as we have discontinued real estate and other product originations in our branches.

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In addition, with an experienced management team, a strong balance sheet, proven access to the capital markets, and strong demand for consumer credit, we believe we are well positioned for future personal loan growth.

We regularly consider strategic acquisitions and have been involved in transactions of various magnitudes involving a variety of forms of consideration and financing. Currently, we are evaluating a number of strategic acquisition opportunities, including one opportunity which, if consummated, would be the most significant acquisition transaction ever undertaken by the Company. The purchase price for possible acquisitions could be financed through the issuance of equity (which could significantly increase the number of shares of SHI’s common stock outstanding) or debt securities, bank borrowings, securitizations or a combination thereof. We cannot predict if any such acquisitions will be consummated or, if consummated, will result in a financial or other benefit to the Company. See the discussion under the heading “Risk Factors - There are risks associated with the acquisition of large loan portfolios, such as the SpringCastle Portfolio, including the possibility of increased delinquencies and losses, difficulties with integrating the loans into our servicing platform and disruption to our ongoing business, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the SEC for additional information.


Prior Period Revisions    

As disclosed in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K, we identified certain out-of-period errors in preparing our annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013. In addition to these errors, we had previously recorded and disclosed out-of-period adjustments in prior reporting periods when the errors were discovered. As a result, we revised all previously reported periods included in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Similarly, we have revised all previously reported periods included in this report. We corrected the errors identified in the fourth quarter of 2013 and included these corrections in the appropriate prior periods. In addition, we reversed all out-of period adjustments previously recorded and disclosed, and included the adjustments in the appropriate periods. After evaluating the quantitative and qualitative aspects of these corrections, we have determined that our previous quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements were not materially misstated.

See Note 17 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the prior period revisions. All prior period data presented in the discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations reflects the revised balances.




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Results of Operations    

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

See table below for our consolidated operating results. A further discussion of our operating results for each of our business segments is provided under “—Segment“Segment Results.”
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
                
Interest income:                
Finance charges $385,314
 $417,141
 $1,171,994
 $1,233,504
 $419
 $385
 $1,221
 $1,172
Finance receivables held for sale originated as held for investment 46,502
 
 53,744
 
 4
 47
 13
 54
Total interest income 431,816
 417,141
 1,225,738
 1,233,504
 423
 432
 1,234
 1,226
                
Interest expense 172,492
 205,270
 526,035
 649,861
 171
 172
 500
 526
                
Net interest income 259,324
 211,871
 699,703
 583,643
 252
 260
 734
 700
                
Provision for finance receivable losses 92,114
 101,390
 273,372
 260,005
 82
 93
 247
 274
                
Net interest income after provision for finance receivable losses 167,210
 110,481
 426,331
 323,638
 170
 167
 487
 426
                
Other revenues:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Insurance 44,010
 38,277
 125,116
 107,144
 40
 44
 116
 125
Investment 11,206
 6,532
 31,266
 25,858
 11
 12
 43
 32
Net loss on repurchases and repayments of debt 
 (33,572) (6,615) (33,809) 
 
 
 (7)
Net gain on fair value adjustments on debt 1,523
 
 1,523
 
 
 1
 
 1
Net gain on sales of real estate loans and related trust assets 616,534
 
 706,520
 
 
 617
 
 707
Other (10,454) 5,514
 (3,240) 20,874
 4
 (11) 8
 (3)
Total other revenues 662,819
 16,751
 854,570
 120,067
 55
 663
 167
 855
                
Other expenses:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Operating expenses:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Salaries and benefits 85,602
 209,625
 249,065
 363,163
 86
 85
 264
 249
Other operating expenses 76,688
 52,110
 178,694
 151,034
 79
 77
 220
 179
Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses 20,141
 16,550
 57,173
 47,650
 17
 20
 53
 57
Total other expenses 182,431
 278,285
 484,932
 561,847
 182
 182
 537
 485
                
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes 647,598
 (151,053) 795,969
 (118,142)
Income before provision for income taxes 43
 648
 117
 796
                
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes 219,092
 (57,145) 275,983
 (44,097)
Provision for income taxes 7
 219
 14
 276
                
Net income (loss) 428,506
 (93,908) 519,986
 (74,045)
Net income 36
 429
 103
 520
                
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests 23,225
 
 23,225
 
 31
 23
 93
 23
                
Net income (loss) attributable to Springleaf $405,281
 $(93,908) $496,761
 $(74,045)
Net income attributable to Springleaf Finance Corporation $5
 $406
 $10
 $497


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Comparison of Consolidated Results for Three Months Ended September 30, 20142015 and 20132014

Finance charges decreasedincreased for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 due to the net of the following:
(dollars in thousands) 
(dollars in millions) 
 
 
2014 compared to 2013 - Three Months Ended September 30 
 
2015 compared to 2014 - Three Months Ended September 30, 
Decrease in average net receivables$(131,792)$(66)
Increase in yield16,233
100
SpringCastle finance charges in 201483,732
Total$(31,827)$34

Average net receivables decreased for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to our liquidating real estate loan portfolio, including the transfers of real estate loans with a total carrying value of $6.6 billion to finance receivables held for sale and the subsequent sales of nearly all of these real estate loans during 2014. This decrease also reflected the first nine monthsliquidating status of 2014.the acquired SpringCastle Portfolio. This decrease was partially offset by (i) higher personal loan average net receivables.receivables resulting from our continued focus on personal loan originations though our branch network and centralized operations and growth in our auto loan product and (ii) higher SpringCastle average net receivables resulting from the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014.

Yield increased for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily from our personal loans, which have higher yields. This increase also reflecteddue to a higher proportion of personal loans, which have higher yields, as a result of the transfers of real estate loans toloan sales during 2014. The increase in yield was partially offset by the launch of our auto loan product in June of 2014, which generally has lower yields.

Interest income on finance receivables held for sale on August 1, 2014.decreased $43 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to lower average finance receivables held for sale during the 2015 period.

Interest expense decreased for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 due to the net of the following:
(dollars in thousands) 
  
2014 compared to 2013 - Three Months Ended September 30 
  
Decrease in average debt$(59,433)
Increase in weighted average interest rate15,047
SpringCastle interest expense in 201411,608
Total$(32,778)
(dollars in millions) 
  
2015 compared to 2014 - Three Months Ended September 30, 
Increase in average debt$13
Decrease in weighted average interest rate(14)
Total$(1)

Average debt decreasedincreased for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to debt issuances pursuant to our consumer securitization transactions completed during the past twelve months. These increases were partially offset by debt repurchases and repayments of $3.2$3.3 billion during the past twelve months and the elimination of $3.4 billion of debt associated with our mortgage securitizations as a result of the sales of the Company’s beneficial interests in the mortgage-backed certificates during 2014 and the first nine monthsresulting deconsolidation of 2014. These decreases were partially offset by debt issuances pursuant to three consumerthe securitization transactions completed during the past twelve months.trusts and their outstanding certificates reflected as long-term debt.

The weighted average interest rate on our debt increaseddecreased for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to the debt repurchases and repayments discussed above, which resulted in lower accretion of net discount, established at the date of the Fortress Acquisition, applied to long-term debt. This decrease was partially offset by the elimination of debt associated with our mortgage securitizations discussed above, which generally have lower interest rates. This increase was partially offset by the debt repurchases and repayments discussed above, which resulted in lower accretion of net discount applied to long-term debt.

Provision for finance receivable losses decreased $9.3$11 million for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014. This decrease was primarily due to a reductionreductions in net charge-offs and the allowance requirements on our real estate loans deemed to be purchased credit impaired finance receivables and TDR finance receivables subsequent to the Fortress Acquisition as a result of the transfers of real estate loans with a total carrying value of $6.6 billion to finance receivables held for sale and the subsequent sales of nearly all of these real estate loans during the first nine months of 2014. This decrease was partially offset by (i) one additional allowance requirementsmonth of net charge-offs on the SpringCastle Portfolio during the 2015 period as a result of

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the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014 and (ii) higher net charge-offs on our personal loans primarily due to growth in our personal loans during the 2014 periodpast twelve months and a higher personal loan delinquency ratio at September 30, 2014.2015.

Net loss on repurchases and repayments of debt of $33.6Insurance revenues decreased $4 million for the three months ended September 30, 20132015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to decreases in credit and non-credit earned premiums. The decrease in credit earned premiums reflected accelerationthe cancellations of amortizationdwelling policies as a result of deferred costs and repurchases of debt at net amounts greater than carrying value.the real estate loan sales during 2014. The decrease in non-credit earned premiums reflected fewer non-credit policies written.

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Net gain on sales of real estate loans and related trust assets of $616.5$617 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 reflected the reversal of the remaining unaccreted push-down accounting basisadjustment for the real estate loans, less allowance for finance receivable losses that we established at the date of the Fortress Acquisition. See Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Financial Statements for further information on these sales.

Other revenues decreased $16.0— other increased $15 million for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to (i) lower net charge-offs on our finance receivables held for sale and provision adjustments for liquidated held for sale accounts during the 20142015 period and lower(ii) higher interest revenueincome on notes receivablesSFC’s note receivable from SFI.SFI reflecting additional SFI borrowings during the 2015 period to fund the operations of its subsidiaries. This decreaseincrease was partially offset by servicing fee revenues during the 2014 period for the servicing of the real estate loans included in the MSR Sale. We continued to service these loans on behalf of Nationstar until the servicing transfer on September 30, 2014, under an interim servicing agreement.

SalariesInsurance losses and benefitsloss adjustment expenses decreased $124.0$3 million for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to $131.3 million of share-based compensation expense due to the grant of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to certain of our executivesfavorable variances in the third quarter of 2013. This decrease was partially offset by: (i) employee retention and severance accruals of $3.8 million recorded in the third quarter of 2014 due to the recent workforce reduction of approximately 170 employees and (ii) higher salary and bonus accruals reflecting an increase in number of employees and increased originations of personal loans.benefit reserves.

Other operating expenses increased $24.6Provision for income taxes totaled $7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 when2015 compared to $219 million for the same period in 2013 primarily due to servicing expenses for the SpringCastle Portfolio as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014. This increase also reflected higher professional fees of $19.1 million primarily due to one-time costs and restructuring costs relating to the real estate sales transactions and higher advertising and information technology expenses during the 2014 period.

Provision for income taxes totaled $219.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to benefit from income taxes of $57.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 was 33.8%16.1% compared to 37.8%33.8% for the same period in 2013.2014. The effective tax raterates for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 differed from the federal statutory raterates primarily due to the effect of the non-controlling interest in our joint venture, partially offset by the effect of our state income taxes. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2013 differed from the federal statutory rate primarily due to the effect of our state income taxes.venture.

Comparison of Consolidated Results for Nine Months Ended September 30, 20142015 and 20132014

Finance charges decreasedincreased for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 due to the net of the following:
(dollars in thousands) 
(dollars in millions) 
 
 
2014 compared to 2013 - Nine Months Ended September 30 
 
2015 compared to 2014 - Nine Months Ended September 30, 
Decrease in average net receivables$(177,850)$(313)
Increase in yield32,608
362
SpringCastle finance charges in 201483,732
Total$(61,510)$49

Average net receivables decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to our liquidating real estate loan portfolio, including the transfers of real estate loans with a total carrying value of $6.6 billion to finance receivables held for sale and the subsequent sales of nearly all of these real estate loans during 2014. This decrease also reflected the first nine monthsliquidating status of 2014.the acquired SpringCastle Portfolio. This decrease was partially offset by (i) higher personal loan average net receivables.receivables resulting from our continued focus on personal loan originations through our branch network and centralized operations and the launch of our auto loan product in June of 2014 and (ii) higher SpringCastle average net receivables resulting from the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014.

Yield increased for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily from our personal loans, which have higher yields. This increase also reflecteddue to a higher proportion of personal loans, which have higher yields, as a result of the transfers of real estate loansloan sales during 2014. The increase in yield was partially offset by the launch of our auto loan product in June of 2014, which generally has lower yields.

Interest income on finance receivables held for sale decreased $41 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to lower average finance receivables held for sale during the first nine months of 2014.2015 period.


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Interest expense decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 due to the net of the following:
(dollars in thousands) 
(dollars in millions) 
 
 
2014 compared to 2013 - Nine Months Ended September 30 
 
2015 compared to 2014 - Nine Months Ended September 30, 
Decrease in average debt$(132,448)$(16)
Decrease in weighted average interest rate(2,986)(10)
SpringCastle interest expense in 201411,608
Total$(123,826)$(26)

Average debt decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to debt repurchases and repayments of $3.2$3.3 billionduring the past twelve months and the elimination of $3.4 billion of debt associated with our mortgage securitizations as a result of the sales of the Company’s beneficial interests in the mortgage-backed certificates during 2014 and the first nine monthsresulting deconsolidation of 2014.the securitization trusts and their outstanding certificates reflected as long-term debt. These decreases were partially offset by net debt issuances pursuant to threeour consumer securitization transactions completed during the past twelve months.

The weighted average interest rate on our debt decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to the debt repurchases and repayments discussed above, which resulted in lower accretion of net discount, established at the date of the Fortress Acquisition, applied to long-term debt. This decrease was partially offset by the elimination of debt associated with our mortgage securitizations discussed above, which generally have lower interest rates.

Provision for finance receivable losses increased $13.4decreased $27 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014. This decrease was primarily due to $39.6 million of recoveries recorded in June 2013 resulting from a sale of previously charged-off finance receivables in June 2013 (net of a $1.6 million adjustment for the subsequent buyback of certain finance receivables). This increase also reflected additional allowance requirements primarily due to growth in our personal loans during the 2014 period and higher personal loan delinquency ratio at September 30, 2014. This increase was partially offset by a reductionreductions in the allowance requirements and net charge-offs on our real estate loans deemed to be purchased credit impaired finance receivables and TDR finance receivables subsequent to the Fortress Acquisition as a result of the transfers of real estate loans with a total carrying value of $6.6 billion to finance receivables held for sale and the subsequent sales of nearly all of these real estate loans during 2014. This decrease was partially offset by (i) an additional seven months of net charge-offs on the firstSpringCastle Portfolio during the 2015 period as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014 and (ii) higher net charge-offs on our personal loans primarily due to growth in our personal loans during the past twelve months and a higher personal loan delinquency ratio at September 30, 2015.

Insurance revenues decreased $9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to decreases in credit and non-credit earned premiums. The decrease in credit earned premiums reflected the cancellations of dwelling policies as a result of the real estate loan sales during 2014. The decrease in non-credit earned premiums reflected fewer non-credit policies written.

Investment revenues increased $11 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to investment income generated from investing the proceeds of the real estate loan sales in 2014.

Net loss on repurchases and repayments of debt of $6.6 million and $33.8$7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, reflected repurchases of debt at net amounts greater than carrying value.

Net gain on sales of real estate loans and related trust assets of $706.5$707 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 reflected the reversal of the remaining unaccreted push-down accounting basisadjustment for the real estate loans, less allowance for finance receivable losses that we established at the date of the Fortress Acquisition. See Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Financial Statements for further information on these sales.

Other revenues decreased $24.1— other increased $11 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to (i) lower net charge-offs recognized on our finance receivables held for sale and provision adjustments for liquidated held for sale accounts during the 20142015 period and lower(ii) higher interest revenueincome on notes receivablesSFC’s note receivable from SFI.SFI reflecting additional SFI borrowings during the 2015 period to fund the operations of its subsidiaries. This decreaseincrease was partially offset by servicing fee revenues during the 2014 period for the servicing of the real estate loans included in the MSR Sale. We continued to service these loans on behalf of Nationstar until the servicing transfer on September 30, 2014, under an interim servicing agreement.

Salaries and benefits decreased $114.1increased $15 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to $131.3 million of share-basednon-cash incentive compensation expense due to the grant of RSUs to certain of our executives in the third quarter of 2013. This decrease was partially offset by (i) employee retention and severance accruals of $3.8$15 million recorded in the thirdsecond quarter of 2014 due2015 related to the recent workforce reductionrights of approximately 170 employees and (ii) higher salary accruals reflecting an increase in numbercertain executives to a portion of employees and increased originationsthe cash proceeds from the sale of personal loans.SHI’s common stock by the Initial

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Stockholder. See Note 2 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the equity offering.

Other operating expenses increased $27.7$41 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to an additional seven months of servicing expenses for the SpringCastle Portfolio during the 2015 period as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014. This increase also reflected higher professional fees primarily dueadvertising and information technology expenses. The increase in advertising expenses reflected an increase in direct mailings to pre-approved customers, our increased focus on e-commerce and social media marketing, and our marketing efforts on our auto loan product during 2015. The increase in other operating expenses was partially offset by (i) one-time costs relatingof $7 million recorded in the 2014 period related to the real estate sales transactions and higher advertising and information technology expensesloan sales; (ii) a $5 million reduction in reserves related to estimated PPI claims during the 2014 period.

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Provision2015; and (iii) lower subservicing fees on our real estate loans as a result of the real estate loan sales during 2014. See Note 14 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for income taxes totaled $276.0further information on the loss contingencies related to PPI claims.

Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses decreased $4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to favorable variances in claim reserves and benefit fromreserves.

Provision for income taxes of $44.1totaled $14 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.2015 compared to $276 million for the same period in 2014. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 was 34.7%12.1% compared to 37.3%34.7% for the same period in 2013.2014. The effective tax raterates for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 differed from the federal statutory raterates primarily due to the effect of the non-controlling interest in our joint venture, partially offset by the effect of our state income taxes. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 differed from the federal statutory rates primarily due to the effect of our state income taxes.venture.

Reconciliation of Income (Loss) before Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes on Push-Down Accounting Basis to Historical Accounting Basis

Due to the nature of the Fortress Acquisition, we revalued our assets and liabilities based on their fair values at November 30, 2010, the date of the Fortress Acquisition, in accordance with business combination accounting standards, or push-down accounting. Push-down accounting affected and continues to affect, among other things, the carrying amount of our finance receivables and long-term debt, our finance charges on our finance receivables and related yields, our interest expense, our allowance for finance receivable losses, and our net charge-offs and charge-off ratio. In general, on a quarterly basis, we accrete or amortize the valuation adjustments recorded in connection with the Fortress Acquisition, or record adjustments based on current expected cash flows as compared to expected cash flows at the time of the Fortress Acquisition, in each case, as described in more detail in the footnotes to the table below. In addition, push-down accounting resulted in the elimination of accretion or amortization of discounts, premiums, and other deferred costs on our finance receivables and long-term debt prior to the Fortress Acquisition. The reconciliations of income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes on a push-down accounting basis to income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes on a historical accounting basis (which is a basis of accounting other than U.S. GAAP that we believe provides a consistent basis for both management and other interested third parties to better understand our operating results) were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
                
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes - push-down accounting basis $647,598
 $(151,053) $795,969
 $(118,142)
Income before provision for income taxes - push-down accounting basis $43
 $648
 $117
 $796
Interest income adjustments (a) (16,252)
(49,974)
(84,232)
(147,112) (3) (16) (10) (84)
Interest expense adjustments (b) 36,354

33,911

100,238

104,281
 32
 36
 94
 100
Provision for finance receivable losses adjustments (c) (19,845)
8,368

(18,182)
21,663
 5
 (19) 14
 (18)
Repurchases and repayments of long-term debt adjustments (d) 
 14,158
 (4,884) (6,976) 
 
 
 (4)
Fair value adjustments on debt (e) 
 12,216
 8,298
 45,427
 
 
 
 8
Sales of finance receivables held for sale originated as held for investment adjustments (f) (330,177) 
 (505,158) 
 
 (330) 
 (505)
Amortization of other intangible assets (g) 1,073
 1,228
 3,294
 3,946
 2
 
 4
 3
Other (h) 13,802

1,277

14,874

4,686
 1
 13
 7
 14
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes -historical accounting basis $332,553
 $(129,869) $310,217
 $(92,227)
Income before provision for income taxes - historical accounting basis $80
 $332
 $226
 $310

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(a)Interest income adjustments consist of: (1) the accretion of the net discount applied to non-credit impaired net finance receivables to revalue the non-credit impaired net finance receivables to their fair value at the date of the Fortress Acquisition using the interest method over the remaining life of the related net finance receivables; (2) the difference in finance charges earned on our pools of purchased credit impaired net finance receivables under a level rate of return over the expected lives of the underlying pools of purchased credit impaired finance receivables, net of the finance charges earned on these finance receivables under historical accounting basis; and (3) the elimination of the accretion or amortization of historical unearned points and fees, deferred origination costs, premiums, and discounts.












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Components of interest income adjustments consisted of:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
                
Accretion of net discount applied to non-credit impaired net finance receivables $(12,358) $(39,178) $(61,880) $(116,686) $(3) $(12) $(9) $(62)
Purchased credit impaired finance receivables finance charges (4,618) (14,567) (28,938) (42,864) (1) (5) (2) (29)
Elimination of accretion or amortization of historical unearned points and fees, deferred origination costs, premiums, and discounts 724

3,771

6,586

12,438
 1
 1
 1
 7
Total $(16,252) $(49,974) $(84,232) $(147,112) $(3) $(16) $(10) $(84)

(b)Interest expense adjustments consist of: (1) the accretion of the net discount applied to long-term debt to revalue the debt securities to their fair value at the date of the Fortress Acquisition using the interest method over the remaining life of the related debt securities; and (2) the elimination of the accretion or amortization of historical discounts, premiums, commissions, and fees.

Components of interest expense adjustments were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
                
Accretion of net discount applied to long-term debt $37,639
 $43,505
 $111,334
 $139,702
 $33
 $37
 $97
 $111
Elimination of accretion or amortization of historical discounts, premiums, commissions, and fees (1,285)
(9,594)
(11,096)
(35,421) (1) (1) (3) (11)
Total $36,354
 $33,911
 $100,238
 $104,281
 $32
 $36
 $94
 $100

(c)Provision for finance receivable losses consists of the allowance for finance receivable losses adjustments and net charge-offs quantified in the table below. Allowance for finance receivable losses adjustments reflect the net difference between our allowance adjustment requirements calculated under our historical accounting basis net of adjustments required under push-down accounting basis. Net charge-offs reflect the net charge-off of loans at a higher carrying value under historical accounting basis versus the discounted basis to their fair value at date of the Fortress Acquisition under push-down accounting basis.

Components of provision for finance receivable losses adjustments were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
                
Allowance for finance receivable losses adjustments $(13,677) $22,347
 $8,422
 $70,613
 $7
 $(13) $18
 $9
Net charge-offs (6,168) (13,979) (26,604) (48,950) (2) (6) (4) (27)
Total $(19,845) $8,368
 $(18,182) $21,663
 $5
 $(19) $14
 $(18)

(d)Repurchases and repayments of long-term debt adjustments reflect the impact on acceleration of the accretion of the net discount or amortization of the net premium applied to long-term debt.

(e)Fair value adjustments on debt reflect differences between historical accounting basis and push-down accounting basis. On a historical accounting basis, certain long-term debt components are marked-to-market on a recurring basis and are no longer marked-to-market on a recurring basis after the application of push-down accounting at the time of the Fortress Acquisition.

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(f)Fair value adjustments on salesSales of finance receivables held for sale originated as held for investment reflect the reversal of the remaining unaccreted push-down accounting basis for net finance receivables, less allowance for finance receivable losses established at the date of the Fortress Acquisition that were sold in the 2014 period.

(g)Amortization of other intangible assets reflects the amortization over the remaining estimated life of intangible assets established at the date of the Fortress Acquisition as a result of the application of push-down accounting.


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(h)“Other” items reflect differences between historical accounting basis and push-down accounting basis relating to various items such as the elimination of deferred charges, adjustments to the basis of other real estate assets, fair value adjustments to fixed assets, adjustments to insurance claims and policyholder liabilities, and various other differences all as of the date of the Fortress Acquisition.

At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the remaining unaccreted push-down accounting basis totaled $5.1$14 million and $5 million, respectively, for net finance receivables, less allowance for finance receivable losses, and $616.1$461 million and $561 million, respectively, for long-term debt.


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Segment Results    

See Note 16 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of our segments. Management considers Consumer and Insurance and Acquisitions and Servicing as our Core Consumer Operations and Real Estate as our Non-Core Portfolio. Due to the nature of the Fortress Acquisition, we applied push-down accounting. However, we report the operating results of our Core Consumer Operations, Non-Core Portfolio, and Other using the same accounting basis that we employed prior to the Fortress Acquisition, which we refer to as “historical accounting basis,” to provide a consistent basis for both management and other interested third parties to better understand the operating results of these segments. The historical accounting basis (which is a basis of accounting other than U.S. GAAP) also provides better comparability of the operating results of these segments to our competitors and other companies in the financial services industry. The historical accounting basis is not applicable to the Acquisitions and Servicing segment since this segment resulted from the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014 and therefore, was not affected by the Fortress Acquisition. See Note 16 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for reconciliations of segment totals to condensed consolidated financial statement amounts.

We allocate revenues and expenses (on a historical accounting basis) to each segment using the following methodologies:

Interest incomeDirectly correlated with a specific segment.
Interest expenseDisaggregated into three categories based on the underlying debt that the expense pertains to:
l  securitizations — allocated to the segments whose finance receivables serve as the collateral securing each of the respective debt instruments;
l  unsecured debt — allocated to the segments based on expected leverage for that segment or the balance of unencumbered assets and cash proceeds from sale of receivables in that segment; and
l  secured term loan — allocated to the segments whose finance receivables served as the collateral securing each of the respective debt instruments.
Provision for finance receivable lossesDirectly correlated with a specific segment except for allocations to “other,” which are based on the remaining delinquent accounts as a percentage of total delinquent accounts.
Insurance revenuesDirectly correlated with a specific segment.
Investment revenuesDirectly correlated with a specific segment.
Net gain (loss) on repurchases and repayments of debtAllocated to the segments based on the interest expense allocation of debt.
Net gain (loss) on fair value adjustments on debtDirectly correlated with a specific segment.
Other revenues — otherDirectly correlated with a specific segment except for gains and losses on foreign currency exchange and derivatives. These items are allocated to the segments based on the interest expense allocation of debt.
Salaries and benefitsDirectly correlated with a specific segment. Other salaries and benefits not directly correlated with a specific segment are allocated to each of the segments based on services provided.
Other operating expensesDirectly correlated with a specific segment. Other operating expenses not directly correlated with a specific segment are allocated to each of the segments based on services provided.
Insurance losses and loss adjustment expensesDirectly correlated with a specific segment.

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We evaluate the performance of each of our segments based on its pretax operating earnings.

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CORE CONSUMER OPERATIONS

Pretax operating results for Consumer and Insurance (which are reported on a historical accounting basis), and Acquisitions and Servicing are presented in the table below on an aggregate basis:
(dollars in thousands)
Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,

2015 2014
2015 2014

Interest income
$318,391

$188,294

$746,711

$519,315

$402

$318

$1,166

$747

















 



 
Interest expense
51,827

38,254

133,021

111,393

65

51

186

133

Net interest income
266,564

150,040

613,690

407,922

337

267

980

614

Provision for finance receivable losses
73,429

38,111

165,769

52,126

81

73

239

166

Net interest income after provision for finance receivable losses
193,135

111,929

447,921

355,796

256

194

741

448

Other revenues:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Insurance
43,984

38,266

125,023

107,114

40

44

116

125
Investment
13,722

8,313

35,652

31,792

12

13

43

35
Net loss on repurchases and repayments of debt


(2,891)
(1,426)
(4,391)






(1)
Net gain on fair value adjustments on debt
1,523



1,523


 
 1
 
 1
Other
2,818

2,907

7,402

8,047

3

3

7

8
Total other revenues
62,047

46,595

168,174

142,562

55

61

166

168

Other expenses:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Operating expenses:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Salaries and benefits
66,543

65,878

205,453

193,453

82

65

236

205
Other operating expenses
56,743

34,155

128,858

98,011

72

57

204

129
Insurance loss and loss adjustment expenses
20,451

16,849

57,923

48,373
Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses
17

21

53

58
Total other expenses
143,737

116,882

392,234

339,837

171

143

493

392

Pretax operating income
111,445

41,642

223,861

158,521

140

112

414

224

Pretax operating income attributable to non-controlling interests
23,225



23,225



31

23

93

23

Pretax operating income attributable to Springleaf
$88,220

$41,642

$200,636

$158,521
Pretax operating income attributable to Springleaf Finance Corporation
$109

$89

$321

$201


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Selected financial statistics for Consumer and Insurance (which are reported on a historical accounting basis) and Acquisitions and Servicing were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

At or for the Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

At or for the Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, At or for the
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2015 2014
2015 2014
                
Consumer  
  
  
  
        
Consumer and Insurance  
  
  
  
Finance receivables held for investment:        
Net finance receivables  
  
 $3,550,398
 $2,960,763
  
  
 $3,973
 $3,550
Number of accounts    
 885,646
 795,053
    
 852,457
 885,646
                
TDR finance receivables     $27
 $18
Allowance for finance receivable losses - TDR     $7
 $1
Provision for finance receivable losses - TDR $4
 $1
 $14
 $1
        
Average net receivables $3,455,875
 $2,892,174
 $3,276,801
 $2,703,300
 $4,417
 $3,456
 $4,086
 $3,277
        
Yield 27.04 % 25.93 % 27.02 % 25.65 % 26.00 % 27.04 % 26.46 % 27.02 %
                
Gross charge-off ratio (a) 5.46 % 4.30 % 5.59 % 5.07 %
Recovery ratio (b) (0.79)% (0.26)% (0.67)% (2.16)%
Charge-off ratio (a) (b) 4.67 % 4.04 % 4.92 % 2.91 %
        
Gross charge-off ratio 5.18 % 5.46 % 5.77 % 5.59 %
Recovery ratio (0.90)% (0.79)% (0.89)% (0.67)%
Charge-off ratio 4.28 % 4.67 % 4.88 % 4.92 %
Delinquency ratio     2.54 % 2.32 %     3.31 % 2.54 %
                
Origination volume $914,688
 $762,426
 $2,570,369
 $2,319,518
 $1,137
 $914

$3,168
 $2,570
Number of accounts 190,593
 190,712
 559,218
 561,188
Number of accounts originated 212,707
 190,593
 586,973
 559,218
                
Acquisitions and Servicing    
    
        
Finance receivables held for sale:        
Net finance receivables     $2,083,145
 $
     $608
 $
Number of accounts     291,153
 
     144,392
 
                
Average net receivables (c) $2,121,856
 $
 $2,121,856
 $
TDR finance receivables     $2
 $
                
Acquisitions and Servicing    
    
Net finance receivables     $1,667
 $2,083
Number of accounts     242,660
 291,153
        
TDR finance receivables     $12
 $8
Allowance for finance receivable losses - TDR     $4
 $2
Provision for finance receivable losses - TDR $1
 $2
 $2
 $2
        
Average net receivables * $1,714
 $2,122
 $1,818
 $2,122
Yield 23.61 %  % 23.61 %  % 26.04 % 23.61 % 26.17 % 23.61 %
                
Net charge-off ratio 5.17 %  % 5.17 %  % 4.39 % 5.17 % 4.98 % 5.17 %
        
Delinquency ratio  
   5.11 %  %  
   4.06 % 5.11 %
                                      
(a)*The gross charge-off ratio and charge-off ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 reflect $14.5 million of additional charge-offs recorded in March 2013 (on a historical accounting basis) related to our change in charge-off policy for personal loans effective March 31, 2013. Excluding these additional charge-offs, our Consumer gross charge-off ratio would have been 4.35% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

(b)The recovery ratio and charge-off ratio for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 reflect $23.8 million of recoveries on charged-off core personal loans resulting from a sale of previously charged-off finance receivables in June 2013, net of a $1.6 million adjustment recorded in September 2013 for the subsequent buyback of certain personal loans. Excluding these recoveries, our Consumer charge-off ratio would have been 3.81% and 4.09%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. Excluding the impacts of the $14.5 million of additional charge-offs and the $23.8 million of recoveries on charged-off core personal loans, our Consumer charge-off ratio would have been 3.37% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

(c)
Acquisitions and Servicing average net receivables for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 reflect a two-month average since the SAC Capital Contribution occurred on July 31, 2014.


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Comparison of Pretax Operating Results for Three Months Ended September 30, 20142015 and 20132014
(dollars in thousands)    
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 2013
 Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
(dollars in millions) 2015 2014
        
Interest income:



    
Finance charges - Consumer
$234,659
 $188,294
Finance charges - Consumer and Insurance $289
 $234
Finance charges - Acquisitions and Servicing
83,732


 113
 84
Total
$318,391

$188,294
 $402
 $318

Finance charges — Consumer and Insurance increased $46.4$55 million for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to increases in average net receivables, andpartially offset by a decrease in yield. Average net receivables increased for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to increased originations on personal loans resulting from our continued focus on personal loans.loans, and growth in our auto loan product. At September 30, 2015, we had over 69,000 auto loans totaling $818 million compared to 6,800 auto loans totaling $89 million at September 30, 2014. Yield increaseddecreased for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to pricingthe higher proportion of new personal loans at higher state specific rates with concentrations in states with more favorable returns.our auto loan product, which generally has lower yields.

Finance charges — Acquisitions and Servicing reflected twoincreased $29 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to one additional month of finance charges on the SpringCastle Portfolio which SFC owns a 47% equity interestduring the 2015 period as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014. This increase was partially offset by the liquidating status of the acquired portfolio.
(dollars in thousands)    
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 2013
     
Interest expense - Consumer
$40,234
 $38,254
Interest expense - Acquisitions and Servicing
11,593


Total
$51,827

$38,254
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2015 2014
     
Interest expense - Consumer and Insurance $43
 $39
Interest expense - Acquisitions and Servicing 22
 12
Total $65
 $51

Interest expense — Consumer and Insurance increased $2.0$4 million for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to additional funding required to support increased originations of personal loans. This increase was partially offset by lessa reduction in the utilization of financing from unsecured notes that was replaced by consumer loan securitizations, which generally have lower interest rates.

Interest expense — Acquisitions and Servicing increased $10 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to the refinance of the SpringCastle 2013-A Notes in October 2014, which resulted in an increase in average debt. This increase also reflected two monthsone additional month of interest expense on the long-term debt associated with the securitization of the SpringCastle Portfolio during the 2015 period as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014.
(dollars in thousands)    
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 2013
     
Provision for finance receivable losses - Consumer
$55,357
 $38,111
Provision for finance receivable losses - Acquisitions and Servicing
18,072


Total
$73,429

$38,111
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2015 2014
     
Provision for finance receivable losses - Consumer and Insurance $62
 $55
Provision for finance receivable losses - Acquisitions and Servicing 19
 18
Total $81
 $73

Provision for finance receivable losses — Consumer and Insurance increased $17.2$7 million for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to additional allowance requirements reflecting increased originations ofhigher net charge-offs on our personal loans during the 2015 period primarily due to growth in our personal loans during the 2014 periodpast twelve months and a higher personal loan delinquency ratio at September 30, 2014.2015.

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Insurance revenuesProvision for finance receivable losses — Acquisitions and Servicing increased $5.7$1 million for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to increasesone additional month of provision for finance receivable losses associated with the SpringCastle Portfolio during the 2015 period as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014. This increase was partially offset by the improved credit quality of the SpringCastle Portfolio reflecting improvements in creditservicing of the acquired portfolio and non-credit earned premiums reflecting higher originations of personal loans in the 2014 period. The increase in credit premiums also reflects the origination of personal loans with longer terms.its liquidating status.

Net gain on fair value adjustments on debt — Acquisitions and Servicing of $1.5Insurance revenues decreased $4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 resulted fromprimarily due to decreases in credit and non-credit earned premiums. The decrease in credit earned premiums reflected the unrealized gain on fair value adjustmentscancellations of dwelling policies as a result of the long-term debt associated with the securitization of the SpringCastle Portfolio that is accounted for at fair value through earnings.

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(dollars in thousands)    
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 2013
     
Salaries and benefits - Consumer $61,751
 $61,398
Salaries and benefits - Insurance 4,790
 4,480
Salaries and benefits - Acquisitions and Servicing 2
 
Total $66,543
 $65,878
real estate loan sales during 2014. The decrease in non-credit earned premiums reflected fewer non-credit policies written.
(dollars in thousands)    
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 2013
     
Other operating expenses - Consumer $41,500
 $30,867
Other operating expenses - Insurance 3,456
 3,288
Other operating expenses - Acquisitions and Servicing 11,787
 
Total $56,743
 $34,155
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2015 2014
     
Salaries and benefits - Consumer and Insurance $82
 $65
Salaries and benefits - Acquisitions and Servicing 
 
Total $82
 $65

Other operating expenses forSalaries and benefits — Consumer and Insurance increased $10.8$17 million for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to higher variable compensation reflecting increased originations of personal loans and increased staffing in our centralized operations. This increase also reflected the redistribution of the allocation of salaries and benefit expenses from our Real Estate segment as a result of the real estate loan sales in 2014.
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2015 2014
     
Other operating expenses - Consumer and Insurance $58
 $45
Other operating expenses - Acquisitions and Servicing 14
 12
Total $72
 $57

Other operating expenses — Consumer and Insurance increased $13 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to: (i) higher advertising professional fees,expenses reflecting our increased focus on e-commerce and social media marketing and our marketing efforts on our auto loan product during 2015; (ii) higher occupancy costs resulting from increased general maintenance costs of our branches; and (iii) higher information technology expenses.expenses reflecting increased depreciation and software maintenance as a result of software purchases and the capitalization of internally developed software. This increase also reflected the redistribution of the allocation of other operating expenses as a result of the real estate loan sales in 2014.

Other operating expenses — Acquisitions and Servicing increased $2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to one additional month of other operating expenses during the 2015 period as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014. This increase was partially offset by the improved credit quality and the liquidation status of the acquired portfolio.

Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses increased $3.6decreased $4 million for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to an unfavorable variancefavorable variances in claimbenefit reserves.

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Comparison of Pretax Operating Results for Nine Months Ended September 30, 20142015 and 20132014
(dollars in thousands)    
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 2013
(dollars in millions) Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
2015 2014
        
Interest income:        
Finance charges - Consumer $662,979
 $519,315
Finance charges - Consumer and Insurance $810
 $663
Finance charges - Acquisitions and Servicing 83,732


 356

84
Total $746,711

$519,315
 $1,166

$747

Finance charges — Consumer and Insurance increased $143.7$147 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to increases in average net receivables, andpartially offset by a decrease in yield. Average net receivables increased for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to increased originations on personal loans resulting from our continued focus on personal loans.loans, including the launch of our auto loan product in June of 2014. At September 30, 2015, we had over 69,000 auto loans totaling $818 million compared to 6,800 auto loans totaling $89 million at September 30, 2014. Yield increaseddecreased for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to pricingthe higher proportion of new personal loans at higher state specific rates with concentrations in states with more favorable returns.our auto loan product, which generally has lower yields.

Finance charges — Acquisitions and Servicing reflected two months of finance charges on the SpringCastle Portfolio.
(dollars in thousands)    
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 2013
     
Interest expense - Consumer $121,428
 $111,393
Interest expense - Acquisitions and Servicing 11,593


Total $133,021

$111,393

Interest expense — Consumer increased $10.0$272 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to an additional funding required to support increased originationsseven months of personal loans. Thisfinance charges on the SpringCastle Portfolio during the 2015 period as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014. The increase was partially offset by lessthe liquidating status of the acquired portfolio.
(dollars in millions) Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2015 2014
     
Interest expense - Consumer and Insurance $119
 $121
Interest expense - Acquisitions and Servicing 67

12
Total $186

$133

Interest expense — Consumer and Insurance decreased $2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to a reduction in the utilization of financing from unsecured notes that was replaced by consumer loan securitizations, which generally have lower interest rates. This decrease was partially offset by additional funding required to support increased originations of personal loans.


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Interest expense — Acquisitions and Servicing reflected two months of interest expense on long-term debt associated with the securitization of the SpringCastle Portfolio.
(dollars in thousands)    
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 2013
     
Provision for finance receivable losses - Consumer $147,697
 $52,126
Provision for finance receivable losses - Acquisitions and Servicing 18,072


Total $165,769

$52,126

Provision for finance receivable losses — Consumer increased $95.6$55 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to $23.8 millionan additional seven months of recoveries recorded in June 2013interest expense on previously charged-off personal loans resulting from a sale of these loans in June 2013. This increase also reflected additional allowance requirements resulting from increased originations of personal loans in the 2014 period and higher personal loan delinquency ratio at September 30, 2014.

Insurance revenues increased $17.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 when compared to the same period in 2013 primarily due to increases in credit and non-credit earned premiums reflecting higher originations of personal loans in the 2014 period. The increase in credit premiums also reflects the origination of personal loans with longer terms.

Net loss on repurchases and repayments of debt — Consumer of $1.4 million and $4.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, reflected repurchases of debt at net amounts greater than carrying value.

Net gain on fair value adjustments on debt — Acquisitions and Servicing of $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 resulted from the unrealized gain on fair value adjustments of the long-term debt associated with the securitization of the SpringCastle Portfolio that is accounted for at fair value through earnings.during the 2015 period as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014. This increase also reflected the refinance of the SpringCastle 2013-A Notes in October 2014, which resulted in an increase in average debt.
(dollars in thousands)    
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 2013
     
Salaries and benefits - Consumer $190,951
 $182,051
Salaries and benefits - Insurance 14,500
 11,402
Salaries and benefits - Acquisitions and Servicing 2
 
Total $205,453
 $193,453
(dollars in thousands)    
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 2013
     
Other operating expenses - Consumer $106,780
 $89,642
Other operating expenses - Insurance 10,291
 8,369
Other operating expenses - Acquisitions and Servicing 11,787
 
Total $128,858
 $98,011
(dollars in millions) Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2015 2014
     
Provision for finance receivable losses - Consumer and Insurance $170
 $148
Provision for finance receivable losses - Acquisitions and Servicing 69

18
Total $239

$166

Other operating expensesProvision for finance receivable losses — Consumer and Insurance increased $19.1$22 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to higher net charge-offs on our personal loans during the 2015 period primarily due to growth in our personal loans during the past twelve months and a higher personal loan delinquency ratio at September 30, 2015.


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Provision for finance receivable losses — Acquisitions and Servicing increased $51 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to an additional seven months of provision for finance receivable losses associated with the SpringCastle Portfolio during the 2015 period as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014. This increase was partially offset by the improved credit quality of the SpringCastle Portfolio reflecting improvements in servicing of the acquired portfolio and its liquidating status.

Insurance revenues decreased $9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to decreases in credit and non-credit earned premiums. The decrease in credit earned premiums reflected the cancellations of dwelling policies as a result of the real estate loan sales during 2014. The decrease in non-credit earned premiums reflected fewer non-credit policies written.

Investment revenues increased $8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to investment income generated from an investment in SpringCastle debt, which is eliminated in our consolidating operating results.
(dollars in millions) Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2015 2014
     
Salaries and benefits - Consumer and Insurance $236
 $205
Salaries and benefits - Acquisitions and Servicing 
 
Total $236
 $205

Salaries and benefits — Consumer and Insurance increased $31 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to higher variable compensation reflecting increased originations of personal loans and increased staffing in our centralized operations. This increase also reflected the redistribution of the allocation of salaries and benefit expenses from our Real Estate segment as a result of the real estate loan sales in 2014.
(dollars in millions) Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2015 2014
     
Other operating expenses - Consumer and Insurance $159
 $117
Other operating expenses - Acquisitions and Servicing 45
 12
Total $204
 $129

Other operating expenses — Consumer and Insurance increased $42 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to: (i) higher advertising expenses reflecting our increased focus on e-commerce and social media marketing and our marketing efforts on our auto loan product during 2015; (ii) higher professional fees relating to legal and audit services; (iii) higher credit, collection and losses reflecting growth in personal loans, including our auto loan product: (iv) higher occupancy costs resulting from increased general maintenance costs of our branches and higher leasehold improvement amortization expense from the servicing facilities added in 2014; and (v) higher information technology expenses.expenses reflecting increased depreciation and software maintenance as a result of software purchases and the capitalization of internally developed software. This increase also reflected the redistribution of the allocation of other operating expenses as a result of the real estate loan sales in 2014.

Other operating expenses — Acquisitions and Servicing increased $33 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to an additional seven months of other operating expenses during the 2015 period as a result of the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014. This increase was partially offset by the improved credit quality and the liquidation status of the acquired portfolio.

Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses increased $9.6decreased $5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to unfavorablefavorable variances in benefitclaim reserves and claimbenefit reserves.






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Reconciliation of Income (Loss) before Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes on Historical Accounting Basis to Pretax Core Earnings

Pretax core earnings is a key performance measure used by management in evaluating the performance of our Core Consumer Operations. Pretax core earnings represents our income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes on a historical accounting basis and excludes results of operations from our non-core portfolio (Real Estate) and other non-originating legacy operations, gains (losses) resulting from accelerated long-term debt repayment and repurchases of long-term debt related to Core Consumer Operations (attributable to SFC), gains (losses) on fair value adjustments on debt related to Core Consumer Operations (attributable to SFC), and results of operations attributable to non-controlling interests. Pretax core earnings provides us with a key measure of our Core Consumer Operations’ performance as it assists us in comparing its performance on a consistent basis. Management believes pretax core earnings is useful in assessing the profitability of our core business and uses pretax core earnings in evaluating our operating performance. Pretax core earnings is a non-GAAP measure and should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, operating income, net income, operating cash flow, and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The following is a reconciliation of income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes on a historical accounting basis to pretax core earnings:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2015 2014
2015 2014
                
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes - historical accounting basis * $332,553
 $(129,869) $310,217
 $(92,227)
Income before provision for income taxes - historical accounting basis * $80
 $332
 $226
 $310
Adjustments:    
    
    
    
Pretax operating (income) loss - Non-Core Portfolio Operations (222,002) 41,191
 (94,752) 137,376
 47
 (222) 138
 (95)
Pretax operating loss - Other/non-originating legacy operations 894
 130,320
 8,396
 113,372
 13
 2
 50
 9
Net loss from accelerated repayment/repurchase of debt - Consumer 
 2,891
 1,426
 4,391
Net loss from accelerated repayment/repurchase of debt - Core Consumer Operations (attributable to SFC) 
 
 
 1
Net gain on fair value adjustments on debt - Core Consumer Operations (attributable to SFC) (716) 
 (716) 
 
 (1) 
 (1)
Pretax operating income attributable to non-controlling interests (23,225) 
 (23,225) 
 (31) (23) (93) (23)
Pretax core earnings $87,504
 $44,533
 $201,346
 $162,912
 $109
 $88
 $321
 $201
                                      
*See reconciliation of income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes on a push-down accounting basis to a historical accounting basis, which is presented prior to “Segment Results”.


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NON-CORE PORTFOLIO

Pretax operating results for Real Estate (which are reported on a historical accounting basis) were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2015 2014
2015 2014
                
Interest income:





    





    
Finance charges
$52,994

$168,873
 $334,070

$529,447

$14

$53
 $43

$334
Finance receivables held for sale originated as held for investment
40,327


 47,457



3

41
 9

48
Total interest income
93,321

168,873
 381,527

529,447

17

94
 52

382







 










 




Interest expense
82,465

129,776
 286,955

421,989

58

83
 177

287







 










 




Net interest income
10,856

39,097
 94,572

107,458
Net interest income (loss)
(41)
11
 (125)
95







 










 




Provision for finance receivable losses
37,239

52,547
 119,228

189,600

(4)
37
 (7)
119







 










 




Net interest loss after provision for finance receivable losses
(26,383)
(13,450) (24,656)
(82,142)
(37)
(26) (118)
(24)







 










 




Other revenues:
 

 
  

 

 

 
  

 
Investment (953) 
 (953) 
 
 (1) 8
 (1)
Net loss on repurchases and repayments of debt


(15,817) (10,025)
(35,417)



 

(10)
Net gain on fair value adjustments on debt


12,216
 8,298

45,427




 

8
Net gain on sales of real estate loans and related trust assets *
286,357


 201,362





287
 

202
Other
(1,944)
(1,800) (2,628)
(1,272)
(2)
(2) (4)
(3)
Total other revenues
283,460

(5,401)
196,054

8,738

(2)
284

4

196







 










 




Other expenses:
 

 
  

 

 

 
  

 
Operating expenses:
 

 
  

 

 

 
  

 
Salaries and benefits
17,185

7,551
 34,558

20,541

3

18
 9

35
Other operating expenses
17,890

14,789
 42,088

43,431

5

18
 15

42
Total other expenses
35,075

22,340
 76,646

63,972

8

36
 24

77







 










 




Pretax operating income (loss)
$222,002

$(41,191) $94,752

$(137,376)
$(47)
$222
 $(138)
$95
                                      
*Consistent withFor purposes of our segment reporting presentation, in Note 16 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we have combined the lower of cost or fair value adjustments recorded on the datesdate the real estate loans were transferred to finance receivables held for sale with the final gain (loss) on the sales of these loans.


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Selected financial statistics for Real Estate (which are reported on a historical accounting basis) were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

At or for the Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

At or for the Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, At or for the
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2015 2014
2015 2014
                
Real estate  
  
  
  
        
Real Estate  
  
  
  
Finance receivables held for investment:                
        
Net finance receivables  
  
 $702,430
 $9,475,525
  
  
 $591
 $702
Number of accounts  
  
 99,866
 122,262
  
  
 19,001
 25,362
                
TDR finance receivables  
  
 $160,288
 $3,154,643
     $159
 $160
Allowance for finance receivables losses - TDR  
  
 $56,073
 $726,819
Allowance for finance receivable losses - TDR     $53
 $56
Provision for finance receivable losses - TDR $8,514
 $37,564
 $74,255
 $139,171
 $1
 $8
 $3
 $74
                
Average net receivables $2,866,688
 $9,622,708
 $6,511,620
 $9,933,718
 $605
 $2,867
 $633
 $6,512
        
Yield 7.33% 6.96% 6.86% 7.13% 9.15% 7.33% 9.11% 6.86%
                
Loss ratio (a) (b) 3.03% 2.09% 1.97% 2.15%
        
Loss ratio * 3.28% 3.03% 3.93% 1.97%
Delinquency ratio  
  
 7.31% 7.74%  
  
 7.25% 7.31%
                
Finance receivables held for sale:                
        
Net finance receivables     $493,880
 $
     $186
 $494
Number of accounts     7,427
 
     3,283
 7,427
                
TDR finance receivables     $486,100
 $
     $189
 $486
                                      
(a)*The loss ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 reflects $2.2$2 million of recoveries on charged-off real estate loans resulting from a sale of previously charged-off real estate loans in March 2014, net of a $0.2 million reserve for subsequent buybacks.2014. Excluding these recoveries, our Real Estate loss ratio would have been 2.02% for the nine months ended September 2014.

(b)The loss ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 reflects $9.9 million of recoveries on charged-off real estate loans resulting from a sale of previously charged-off finance receivables in June 2013. Excluding these recoveries, our Real Estate loss ratio would have been 2.28% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.2014.

Comparison of Pretax Operating Results for Three Months Ended September 30, 20142015 and 20132014

Finance charges decreased $115.9$39 million for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to decreases in average net receivables, andpartially offset by an increase in yield. Average net receivables decreased for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to the continued liquidation of the real estate portfolio, including the transfers of real estate loans with a total carrying value of $7.1 billion to finance receivables held for sale and the subsequent sales of nearly all of these real estate loans during the first nine months of 2014. The increase in yield for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 reflected a higher proportion of our remaining real estate loans that are secured by second mortgages, which generally have higher yields.

Interest expenseincome on real estate loans held for sale decreased $47.3$38 million for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 20132014 primarily due to lower securitization interestaverage real estate loans held for sale during the 2015 period.

Interest expense as a result ofdecreased $25 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to the sales of the Company’s beneficial interests in the mortgage-backed retained certificates related to its previous mortgageduring 2014 and the resulting deconsolidation of the securitization transactions. This decrease alsotrusts and their outstanding certificates reflected lower unsecured debt interest expense allocated to Real Estate.as long-term debt.

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Provision for finance receivable losses decreased $15.3$41 million for the three months ended September 30, 20142015 when compared to the same period in 2013.2014. The decrease in provision for finance receivable losses reflected a reductionreductions in net charge-offs and the allowance requirements on our real estate loans recorded for the three months ended September 30, 20142015, as a result of the transfers of real estate loans with a total carrying value of $7.1 billion to finance receivables held for sale and the subsequent sales of nearly all of these real estate loans during the first nine months of 2014. This decrease also reflected a lower real estate loan delinquency ratio at September 30, 2014.2015.


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Net loss on repurchases and repayments

Net gain on fair value adjustments on debt of $12.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 reflected differences between historical accounting basis and push-down accounting basis. On a historical accounting basis, certain long-term debt components are marked-to-market on a recurring basis and are no longer marked-to-market on a recurring basis after the application of push-down accounting at the time of the Fortress Acquisition.

Net gain on sales of real estate loans and related trust assets of $286.4$287 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 primarily reflected cash bidsconsideration of amounts greater than the equity basishistorical carrying value of the real estate loans at the date of sale. The net gain also included proceeds of $38.8$39 million from the related MSR Sale.

Comparison of Pretax Operating Results for Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

Finance charges decreased $195.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 when compared to the same period in 2013 primarily due to decreases in average net receivables and yield. Average net receivables decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 when compared to the same period in 2013 primarily due to the continued liquidation of the real estate portfolio, including the transfers of real estate loans with a total carrying value of $7.1 billion to finance receivables held for sale and the subsequent sales of nearly all of these real estate loans during the first nine months of 2014. The decrease in yield for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 reflected a higher proportion of TDR finance receivables, which generally have lower rates than non-modified real estate loans. The higher proportion of TDR finance receivables resulted from the transfers of a substantial portion of performing real estate loans to finance receivables held for sale during the first nine months of 2014.

Interest expense decreased $135.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 when compared to the same period in 2013 primarily due to lower secured term loan interest expense allocated to Real Estate and lower securitization interest expense as a result of the sales of the Company’s beneficial interests in the mortgage-backed retained certificates related to its previous mortgage securitization transactions.

Provision for finance receivable losses decreased $70.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 when compared to the same period in 2013. The decrease in provision for finance receivable losses reflected a reduction in the allowance requirements recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as a result of the transfers of real estate loans with a total carrying value of $7.1 billion to finance receivables held for sale and the subsequent sales of nearly all of these real estate loans during the first nine months of 2014. This decrease also reflected lower real estate loan delinquency ratio at September 30, 2014 and was partially offset by $9.9 million of recoveries recorded in June 2013 on previously charged-off real estate loans resulting from a sale of these loans in June 2013.

Net loss on repurchases and repayments of debt of $10.0 million and $35.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, reflected acceleration of amortization of deferred costs and repurchases of debt at net amounts greater than carrying value.

Net gain on fair value adjustments on debt of $8.3 million and $45.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, reflected differences between historical accounting basis and push-down accounting basis. On a historical accounting basis, certain long-term debt components are marked-to-market on a recurring basis and are no longer marked-to-market on a recurring basis after the application of push-down accounting at the time of the Fortress Acquisition.

Net gain on sales of real estate loans and related trust assets of $201.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 primarily reflected cash bids of amounts greater than the equity basis of the real estate loans at the date of sale. The net gain also included proceeds of $38.8 million from the related MSR Sale. The net gain was partially offset by the lower of cost or fair value adjustments recorded on the dates the real estate loans were transferred to finance receivables held for sale. Consistent with our segment reporting presentation, we have combined the lower of cost or fair value adjustments with the final gain (loss) on the sales of these loans.

Salaries and benefits decreased $15 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to the redistribution of the allocation of salaries and benefit expenses from our Real Estate segment as a result of the real estate loan sales in 2014.

Other operating expenses decreased $13 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to lower professional services expenses and credit, collection and losses resulting from the sales of real estate loans during 2014. This decrease also reflected the redistribution of the allocation of other operating expenses as a result of the real estate loan sales in 2014.

Comparison of Pretax Operating Results for Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

Finance charges decreased $291 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to decreases in average net receivables, partially offset by an increase in yield. Average net receivables decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to the continued liquidation of the real estate portfolio, including the transfers of real estate loans with a total carrying value of $7.1 billion to finance receivables held for sale and the subsequent sales of nearly all of these real estate loans during 2014. The increase in yield for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 reflected a higher proportion of our remaining real estate loans that are secured by second mortgages, which generally have higher yields.

Interest income on real estate loans held for sale decreased $39 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to lower average real estate loans held for sale during the 2015 period.

Interest expense decreased $110 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to the sales of the Company’s beneficial interests in the mortgage-backed retained certificates during 2014 and the resulting deconsolidation of the securitization trusts and their outstanding certificates reflected as long-term debt.

Provision for finance receivable losses decreased $126 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014. The decrease in provision for finance receivable losses reflected reductions in net charge-offs and the allowance requirements on our real estate loans recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, as a result of the transfers of real estate loans with a total carrying value of $7.1 billion to finance receivables held for sale and the subsequent sales of nearly all of these real estate loans during 2014. This decrease also reflected a lower real estate loan delinquency ratio at September 30, 2015.

Investment revenues of $8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 reflected investment income generated from investing the proceeds of the real estate loan sales during 2014.

Net loss on repurchases and repayments of debt of $10 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, reflected acceleration of amortization of deferred costs and repurchases of debt at net amounts greater than carrying value.

Net gain on fair value adjustments on debt of $8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, reflected differences between historical accounting basis and push-down accounting basis. On a historical accounting basis, certain long-term debt components were marked-to-market on a recurring basis and were no longer marked-to-market on a recurring basis after the application of push-down accounting at the time of the Fortress Acquisition.

Net gain on sales of real estate loans and related trust assets of $202 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, primarily reflected consideration of amounts greater than the historical carrying value of the real estate loans at the date of sale. The net gain also included proceeds of $39 million from the related MSR sale. The net gain was partially offset by the lower of cost or fair value adjustments recorded on the dates the real estate loans were transferred to finance receivables held for sale. Consistent with our segment reporting presentation, we have combined the lower of cost or fair value adjustments with the final gain (loss) on the sales of these loans.


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Salaries and benefits decreased $26 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to the redistribution of the allocation of salaries and benefit expenses from our Real Estate segment as a result of the real estate loan sales in 2014.

Other operating expenses decreased $27 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to lower professional services expenses and credit, collection and losses resulting from the sales of real estate loans during 2014. This decrease also reflected the redistribution of the allocation of other operating expenses as a result of the real estate loan sales in 2014.

OTHER

“Other” consists of our other non-originating legacy operations, which are isolated by geographic market and/or distribution channel from our prospective Core Consumer Operations and our Non-Core Portfolio. These operations include our legacy operations in 14 states where we have also ceased branch-based personal lending as a result of our restructuring activities during the first half of 2012, our liquidating retail sales finance portfolio (including our retail sales finance accounts from our dedicated auto finance operation), our lending operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the operations of our United Kingdom subsidiary. Effective June 1, 2014, we also report (on a prospective basis) certain real estate loans with equity capacity in Other. These short equity loans, which have liquidated down to an immaterial level, were previously included in our Core Consumer Operations. At June 1, 2014, the transfer date, the carrying value of these loans totaled $16.3 million.

Pretax operating results of the Other components (which are reported on a historical accounting basis) were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014

Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
(dollars in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
                
Interest income $3,852
 $10,000
 $13,268
 $37,630
 $1
 $4
 $6
 $13
                
Interest expense 1,846
 3,329
 5,821
 12,198
 16
 2
 48
 6
                
Net interest income 2,006
 6,671
 7,447
 25,432
Net interest income (loss) (15) 2
 (42) 7
                
Provision for finance receivable losses 1,291
 2,364
 6,557
 (3,384) 
 2
 1
 7
                
Net interest income after provision for finance receivable losses 715
 4,307
 890
 28,816
Net interest loss after provision for finance receivable losses (15) 
 (43) 
                
Other revenues:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Insurance 27
 18
 98
 58
Net loss on repurchases and repayments of debt 
 (706) (48) (977)
Other 1,372
 4,373
 4,686
 14,234
 4
 1
 10
 5
Total other revenues 1,399
 3,685
 4,736
 13,315
 4
 1
 10
 5
                
Other expenses:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Operating expenses:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Salaries and benefits 1,916
 136,249
 9,183
 149,329
 1
 2
 19
 9
Other operating expenses 1,092
 2,063
 4,839
 6,174
 1
 1
 (2) 5
Total other expenses 3,008
 138,312
 14,022
 155,503
 2
 3
 17
 14
                
Pretax operating loss $(894) $(130,320) $(8,396) $(113,372) $(13) $(2) $(50) $(9)


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Net finance receivables of the Other components (which are reported on a historical accounting basis) were as follows:
(dollars in thousands)    
September 30, 2014 2013
(dollars in millions) September 30,
2015 2014
        
Net finance receivables:  
  
  
  
Personal loans $34,152
 $67,616
 $19
 $34
Real estate loans 6,672
 7,748
 
 7
Retail sales finance 59,478
 122,797
 29
 59
Total $100,302
 $198,161
 $48
 $100

Comparison of Pretax Operating Results for Three and/or Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same periods in 2014 reflected higher interest expense on unsecured debt, which was allocated based on a higher cash balance resulting from the proceeds from the real estate sales in 2014.

Salaries and benefits for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 included non-cash incentive compensation expense of $15 million recorded in the second quarter of 2015 related to the rights of certain executives to a portion of the cash proceeds from the sale of SHI’s common stock by the Initial Stockholder. See Note 2 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding SHI’s equity offering.



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Credit Quality    

Our customers encompass a wide range of borrowers. In the consumer finance industry, they are described as prime or near-prime at one extreme and non-prime or sub-prime (less creditworthy) at the other. Our customers’ incomes are generally near the national median but our customers may vary from national norms as to their debt-to-income ratios, employment and residency stability, and/or credit repayment histories. In general, our customers have lower credit quality and require significant levels of servicing.

As a result of the Fortress Acquisition, we applied push-down accounting and adjusted the carrying value of our finance receivables (the “FA Loans”) to their fair value on November 30, 2010.

In connection with the SAC Capital Contribution on July 31, 2014, SFC owns a 47% equity interest in the SpringCastle Portfolio (“SCP Loans”), which were determined to be credit impaired when SAC acquired the SCP Loans on April 1, 2013.

Carrying value of finance receivables includes accrued finance charges, unamortized deferred origination costs and unamortized net premiums and discounts on purchased finance receivables. We record an allowance for loan losses to cover expected losses on our finance receivables.

For both the FA Loans and SCP Loans, we segregate between those considered to be performing (“FA Performing Loans” and “SCP Performing Loans,” respectively) and those for which it was determined it was probable that we would be unable to collect all contractually required payments (“FA Credit Impaired Loans” and “SCP Credit Impaired Loans,” respectively). For the FA Performing Loans and the SCP Performing Loans, we accrete the purchase discount to contractual cash flows over the remaining life of the loan to finance charges. For the FA Credit Impaired Loans and SCP Credit Impaired Loans, we record the expected credit loss at purchase and recognize finance charges on the expected effective yield.


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FINANCE RECEIVABLES

Net finance receivables by originated before and after the Fortress Acquisition and the related allowance for finance receivable losses were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) September 30,
2014
 December 31,
2013
     
Personal Loans  
  
FA Performing Loans at Fortress Acquisition $119,389
 $168,386
Originated after Fortress Acquisition 3,460,199

2,991,546
Allowance for finance receivable losses (123,293) (94,323)
Personal loans, less allowance for finance receivable losses 3,456,295
 3,065,609
     
SpringCastle Portfolio    
SCP Performing Loans 1,712,178


SCP Credit Impaired Loans 370,967
 
Allowance for finance receivable losses (319) 
SpringCastle Portfolio, less allowance for finance receivable losses 2,082,826
 
     
Real Estate Loans  
  
FA Performing Loans at Fortress Acquisition 612,318
 6,504,781
FA Credit Impaired Loans 30,686
 1,307,882
Originated after Fortress Acquisition* 12,541

72,353
Allowance for finance receivable losses (37,634) (236,032)
Real estate loans, less allowance for finance receivable losses 617,911
 7,648,984
     
Retail Sales Finance    
FA Performing Loans at Fortress Acquisition 37,489
 63,158
Originated after Fortress Acquisition 19,411

35,753
Allowance for finance receivable losses (1,194) (1,840)
Retail sales finance, less allowance for finance receivable losses 55,706
 97,071
     
Total net finance receivables, less allowance $6,212,738
 $10,811,664
     
Allowance for finance receivable losses as a percentage of finance receivables  
  
Personal loans 3.44% 2.98%
SpringCastle Portfolio 0.02% -
Real estate loans 5.74% 2.99%
Retail sales finance 2.10% 1.86%
*Real estate loan originations in 2014 and 2013 were from advances on home equity lines of credit.

We consider the delinquency status of the finance receivable as our primary credit quality indicator. We monitor delinquency trends to manage our exposure to credit risk. We consider finance receivables 60 days or more past due as delinquent and consider the likelihood of collection to decrease at such time.


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The following is a summary of net finance receivables by type and by days delinquent:
(dollars in thousands) 
Personal
Loans
 
SpringCastle
Portfolio
 
Real
Estate Loans
 
Retail
Sales Finance
 Total
(dollars in millions) 
Personal
Loans
 
SpringCastle
Portfolio
 
Real Estate
Loans
 
Retail
Sales Finance
 Total
                    
September 30, 2014  
    
  
  
          
September 30, 2015  
    
  
  
Net finance receivables:  
    
  
  
  
    
  
  
60-89 days past due $31,932
 $33,379
 $13,151
 $770
 $79,232
 $47
 $24
 $16
 $1
 $88
90-119 days past due 25,427
 20,955
 7,842
 429
 54,653
 36
 15
 4
 
 55
120-149 days past due 20,938
 15,826
 5,629
 558
 42,951
 29
 11
 3
 
 43
150-179 days past due 16,592
 13,102
 5,557
 303
 35,554
 23
 9
 2
 
 34
180 days or more past due 1,088
 4,946
 12,098
 46
 18,178
 2
 1
 12
 
 15
Total delinquent finance receivables 95,977
 88,208
 44,277
 2,106
 230,568
 137
 60
 37
 1
 235
Current 3,430,849
 1,932,945
 588,886
 53,522
 6,006,202
 3,784
 1,562
 497
 25
 5,868
30-59 days past due 52,762
 61,992
 22,382
 1,272
 138,408
 69
 45
 13
 1
 128
Total $3,579,588
 $2,083,145
 $655,545
 $56,900
 $6,375,178
 $3,990
 $1,667
 $547
 $27
 $6,231
                    
December 31, 2013  
    
  
  
          
December 31, 2014  
    
  
  
Net finance receivables:  
    
  
  
  
    
  
  
60-89 days past due $28,297
 $
 $96,778
 $1,290
 $126,365
 $36
 $31
 $12
 $1
 $80
90-119 days past due 22,648
 
 67,966
 1,017
 91,631
 30
 19
 9
 
 58
120-149 days past due 18,662
 
 54,882
 757
 74,301
 24
 16
 5
 1
 46
150-179 days past due 14,618
 
 45,040
 740
 60,398
 21
 14
 4
 
 39
180 days or more past due 934
 
 353,003
 173
 354,110
 2
 2
 12
 
 16
Total delinquent finance receivables 85,159
 
 617,669
 3,977
 706,805
 113
 82
 42
 2
 239
Current 3,027,460
 
 7,092,107
 92,093
 10,211,660
 3,632
 1,839
 565
 45
 6,081
30-59 days past due 47,313
 
 175,240
 2,841
 225,394
 55
 58
 18
 1
 132
Total $3,159,932
 $
 $7,885,016
 $98,911
 $11,143,859
 $3,800
 $1,979
 $625
 $48
 $6,452

TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURING

We make modifications to our real estate loansfinance receivables to assist borrowers in avoiding foreclosure.during times of financial difficulties. When we modify a real estate loan’s contractual terms for economic or other reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties and grant a concession that we would not otherwise consider, we classify that loan as a TDR finance receivable.

Information regarding TDR finance receivables held for investment and held for sale were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) September 30, 2014 December 31, 2013
     
TDR net finance receivables (a) $335,512
 $1,371,321
Allowance for TDR finance receivable losses $31,205
 $177,011
Allowance as a percentage of TDR net finance receivables (b) 30.04% 12.91%
Number of TDR accounts 5,077
 14,538
(a)TDR net finance receivables at September 30, 2014 includes $231.6 million of TDR finance receivables held for sale.

(b)Allowance ratio at September 30, 2014 reflects the higher proportion of real estate loans secured by second mortgages as a result of the real estate loan sales during the first nine months of 2014.

(dollars in millions) Personal Loans * SpringCastle Portfolio 
Real Estate
Loans *
 Total
         
September 30, 2015        
TDR net finance receivables $29
 $12
 $200
 $241
Allowance for TDR finance receivable losses $7
 $4
 $30
 $41
Number of TDR accounts 10,098
 1,557
 3,478
 15,133
         
December 31, 2014        
TDR net finance receivables $22
 $10
 $196
 $228
Allowance for TDR finance receivable losses $1
 $3
 $32
 $36
Number of TDR accounts 8,069
 1,159
 3,463
 12,691

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Net finance receivables held for investment and held for sale that were modified as TDR finance receivables within the previous 12 months and for which there was a default during the period to cause the TDR finance receivables to be considered nonperforming (90 days or more past due) were as follows:
(dollars in thousands) Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
         
Real Estate Loans  
  
  
  
         
Number of TDR accounts (a) 54
 369
 488
 796
TDR net finance receivables (a) (b) $2,788
 $25,758
 $31,465
 $59,719
                                      
(a)*Number and amount of TDR net finance receivables for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 that defaulted during the previous 12 month period include 30 TDR accounts that were held for sale totaling $1.8 million.included in the table above were as follows:

(b)Represents the corresponding balance of TDR net finance receivables at the end of the month in which they defaulted.

We may make modifications to loans in our newly acquired SpringCastle Portfolio to assist borrowers in avoiding default and to mitigate the risk of loss. When we modify a loan’s contractual terms for economic or other reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties and grant a concession that we would not otherwise consider, we classify that loan as a TDR finance receivable. We restructure finance receivables only if we believe the customer has the ability to pay under the restructured terms for the foreseeable future. There were no SpringCastle Portfolio TDR accounts as of the April 1, 2013 acquisition date as any account deemed as a TDR under our policy was categorized as a purchased credit impaired finance receivables. The amount of SpringCastle Portfolio loans that has been classified as a TDR finance receivable subsequent to the acquisition date is $0.2 million and has not yet reached a significant level for detailed disclosure.
(dollars in millions) 
Personal
Loans
 
Real Estate
Loans
 Total
       
September 30, 2015      
TDR net finance receivables $2
 $92
 $94
Number of TDR accounts 746
 1,313
 2,059
       
December 31, 2014      
TDR net finance receivables $
 $91
 $91
Number of TDR accounts 
 1,284
 1,284

Liquidity and Capital Resources    

We have historically financedfinance the majority of our operating liquidity and capital needs through a combination of cash flows from operations, securitization debt, and unsecured debt, and borrowings under our secured term loan.debt. In the future, we plan to finance our operating liquidity and capital needs through a combination of cash flows from operations, securitization debt, unsecured debt, and other corporate debt facilities, and equity.facilities.

As a holding company, all of the funds generated from our operations are earned by our operating subsidiaries. Our operating subsidiaries’ primary cash needs relate to funding our lending activities, our debt service obligations, our operating expenses and, to a lesser extent, expenditures relating to upgrading and monitoring our technology platform, risk systems, and branch locations.

Our insurance subsidiaries maintain reserves as liabilities on the balance sheet to cover future claims for certain insurance products. Claims reserves totaled $71.0$71 million as of September 30, 2014.2015.

At September 30, 2014,2015, we had $1.9$2.8 billion of cash and cash equivalents, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we2015, SFC generated net income of $496.8$10 million. Our net cash inflow from operating and investing activities totaled $2.6 billion $987 millionfor the nine months ended September 30, 2014.2015. At September 30, 2014,2015, our remaining scheduled principal and interest payments for 2014 on our existing debt (excluding securitizations) totaled $483.8 million.$892 million for the remainder of 2015 and $678 million for 2016. As of September 30, 2014,2015, we had $1.9$1.5 billion UPB of unencumbered personal loans (including $115 million held for sale) and $713.2$838 million UPB of unencumbered real estate loans.loans (including $247 million held for sale).

Based on our estimates and taking into account the risks and uncertainties of our plans, we believe that we will have adequate liquidity to finance and operate our businesses and repay our obligations as they become due for at least the next twelve months.

To reduce the risk associated with unfavorable changes in interest rates on our debt not offset by favorable changes in yield of our finance receivables, we monitor the anticipated cash flows of our assets and liabilities, principally our finance receivables and debt. We have funded finance receivables with a combination of fixed-rate and floating-rate debt and equity and have based the mix of fixed-rate and floating-rate debt issuances, in part, on the nature of the finance receivables being supported. On a historical accounting basis, our floating-rate debt represented 1% of our borrowings at September 30, 2014 and 10% at December 31, 2013.

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LIQUIDITY

Operating Activities

Cash fromNet cash provided by operations decreased $148.9of $422 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 reflected net income of $103 million, the impact of non-cash items, and a favorable change in working capital of $15 million. Net cash provided by operations of $168 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 when compared toreflected net income of $520 million, the same periodimpact of non-cash items, and a favorable change in 2013 primarily due to one-time costs relating to the real estate sales transactions, partially offset by higher net interest income.working capital of $18 million.

Investing Activities

Net cash provided by investing activities increased $2.2decreased $1.9 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 when compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to the sales of real estate loans held for sale originated as held for investment during 2014. This decrease was partially offset by the sale of investment securities during 2015.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities of $1.0 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 reflected the debt issuances associated with the 2015-A and 2015-B securitizations. Net cash used by financing activities of $1.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 when compared to the same period in 2013 primarily due to the sales of finance receivables held for sale originated as held for investment during the first nine months of 2014.

Financing Activities

Net cash used for financing activities increased $177.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 when compared to the same period in 2013was primarily due to the repayments of the secured term loan and the 2013-BAC trust notes in late March of 2014.

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Liquidity Risks and Strategies

SFC’s credit ratings are non-investment grade, which have a significant impact on our cost of, and access to, capital. This, in turn, can negatively affect our ability to manage our liquidity and our ability or cost to refinance our indebtedness.

There are numerous risks to our financial results, liquidity, capital raising, and debt refinancing plans, some of which may not be quantified in our current liquidity forecasts. These risks include, but are not limited, to the following:

our inability to grow or maintain our personal loan portfolio with adequate profitability;
the effect of federal, state and local laws, regulations, or regulatory policies and practices;
the liquidation and related losses within our remaining real estate portfolio could result in reduced cash receipts;
potential liability relating to real estate and personal loans which we have sold or may sell in the future, or relating to securitized loans; and
the potential for disruptions in the debt and equity markets.

The principal factors that could decrease our liquidity are customer delinquencies and defaults, a decline in customer prepayments, and a prolonged inability to adequately access capital market funding. We intend to support our liquidity position by utilizing the following strategies:

maintaining disciplined underwriting standards and pricing for loans we originate or purchase and managing purchases of finance receivables;
pursuing additional debt financings (including new securitizations and new unsecured debt issuances, debt refinancing transactions and standby funding facilities), or a combination of the foregoing;
purchasing portions of our outstanding indebtedness through open market or privately negotiated transactions with third parties or pursuant to one or more tender or exchange offers or otherwise, upon such terms and at such prices, as well as with such consideration, as we or our affiliates may determine; and
obtaining secured revolving credit facilities to allow us to use excess cash to pay down higher cost debt.

However, it is possible that the actual outcome of one or more of our plans could be materially different than expected or that one or more of our significant judgments or estimates could prove to be materially incorrect.

OUR INSURANCE SUBSIDIARIES

State law restricts the amounts our insurance subsidiaries, Merit and Yosemite, may annually pay as dividends without prior notice to or in some cases approval from, the Indiana Department of Insurance.Insurance (the “DOI”). The maximum amount of dividends (referred to as “ordinary dividends”) that can be paid without prior DOI approval in aany 12 month period measured(measured retrospectively from the date of payment,last payment) is the greater ofof: (1) 10% of policyholders’ surplus as of the prior year-end,year-end; or (2) the net gain from operations as of the prior year-end. On October 20, 2014,Any greater amount must be approved by the DOI prior to its payment. These approved dividends are called “extraordinary dividends”. Merit paid an ordinary dividend of $18.0 million to SFC that did not require prior approval, and Yosemite each paid an extraordinary dividend of $57.0 million to SFC upon receiving prior approval. During the third quarter of 2013, our insurance subsidiaries

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paid $150.0$50 million of extraordinary dividends to SFC upon receiving prior approvals. In addition, effective July 31, 2013, Yosemite paid, as an extraordinary dividend to SFC, 100%during the second quarter of the common stock of its wholly owned subsidiary, CommoLoCo, Inc., in the amount of $57.8 million, upon receiving prior approval.2015.

OUR DEBT AGREEMENTS

On December 30, 2013, SHI entered into Guaranty Agreements whereby it agreed to fully and unconditionally guarantee the payments of principal, premium (if any), and interest on approximately $5.2 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes on a senior basis and $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of a junior subordinated debenture (collectively, the “notes”) on a junior subordinated basis issued by SFC. The notes consist of the following: 8.250% Senior Notes due 2023; 7.750% Senior Notes due 2021; 6.00% Senior Notes due 2020; a 60-year junior subordinated debenture; and all senior notes outstanding on December 30, 2013, issued pursuant to the Indenture dated as of May 1, 1999 (the “1999 Indenture”), between SFC and Wilmington Trust, National Association (the successor trustee to Citibank N.A.). As of December 30, 2013, approximately $3.9 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes were outstanding under the 1999 Indenture. The 60-year junior subordinated debenture underlies the trust preferred securities sold by a trust sponsored by SFC. On December 30, 2013, SHI entered into a Trust Guaranty Agreement whereby it agreed to fully and unconditionally guarantee the related payment obligations under the trust preferred securities. As of September 30, 2014, approximately $5.1 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes, including $3.9 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes under the 1999 Indenture, and $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of a junior subordinated debenture were outstanding.

The debt agreements to which SFC and its subsidiaries are a party include customary terms and conditions, including covenants and representations and warranties. Some or all of these agreements also contain certain restrictions, including restrictions on the ability to create senior liens on property and assets in connection with any new debt financings and SFC’s ability to sell or convey all or substantially all of its assets, unless the transferee assumes SFC’s obligations under the applicable debt agreement.

With the exception of SFC’s junior subordinated debenture, and one consumer loan securitization, none of our debt agreements require SFC or any of its subsidiaries to meet or maintain any specific financial targets or ratios.

Under our debt agreements, certain events, including non-payment of principal or interest, bankruptcy or insolvency, or a breach of a covenant or a representation or warranty may constitute an event of default and trigger an acceleration of payments. In some cases, an event of default or acceleration of payments under one debt agreement may constitute a cross-default under other debt agreements resulting in an acceleration of payments under the other agreements.

As of September 30, 2014,2015, we were in compliance with all of the covenants under our debt agreements. Additionally, SHI guarantees the payments of principal, premium (if any) and interest on certain senior notes and the junior subordinated debt of SFC. See Note 10 of the Notes to Condensed Financial Statements for further information on these guaranty agreements.

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Junior Subordinated Debenture

In January of 2007, SFC issued $350.0$350 million aggregate principal amount of 60-year junior subordinated debenture (the “debenture”) under an indenture dated January 22, 2007 (the “Junior Subordinated Indenture”), by and between SFC and Deutsche Bank Trust Company, as trustee. The debenture underlies the trust preferred securities sold by a trust sponsored by SFC. SFC can redeem the debenture at par beginning in January of 2017.

Pursuant to the terms of the debenture, SFC, upon the occurrence of a mandatory trigger event, is required to defer interest payments to the holders of the debenture (and not make dividend payments to SFI) unless SFC obtains non-debt capital funding in an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the debenture otherwise payable on the next interest payment date and pays such amount to the holders of the debenture. A mandatory trigger event occurs if SFC’s (1) tangible equity to tangible managed assets is less than 5.5% or (2) average fixed charge ratio is not more than 1.10x for the trailing four quarters (where the fixed charge ratio equals earnings excluding income taxes, interest expense, extraordinary items, goodwill impairment, and any amounts related to discontinued operations, divided by the sum of interest expense and any preferred dividends).

Based upon SFC’s financial results for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014,2015, a mandatory trigger event did not occuroccurred with respect to the payment due in January 2015of 2016 as the tangible equity to tangible managed assets was 22.4% and the average fixed charge ratio was 1.11x.0.94x. As of September 30, 2015, SFC had not received from SFI the non-debt capital funding necessary to satisfy the January 2016 interest payments required by SFC’s debenture. SFC intends to issue one share of SFC common stock to SFI for $10.5 million in January of 2016 to satisfy the non-debt capital funding requirement.

Consumer Loan Securitization

In connection with the Sumner Brook 2013-VFN1 securitization, SFC is required to maintain an available cash covenant and a consolidated tangible net worth covenant. At September 30, 2014, SFC is in compliance with these covenants.

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Structured Financings

We execute private securitizations under Rule 144A of the Securities Act.Act of 1933. As of September 30, 2014,2015, our structured financings consisted of the following:
(dollars in thousands) 
Initial Note
Amounts
Issued (a)
 
Initial
Collateral
Balance (b)
 
Current
Note
Amounts
Outstanding
 
Current
Collateral
Balance (b)
 
Current
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
 
Collateral
Type
 
Revolving
Period
(dollars in millions) 
Initial Note
Amounts
Issued (a)
 
Initial
Collateral
Balance (b)
 
Current
Note
Amounts
Outstanding
 
Current
Collateral
Balance (b)
 
Current
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
 
Collateral
Type
 
Revolving
Period
                      
Consumer Securitizations  
  
  
  
  
      
  
  
  
  
    
SLFMT 2013-A $567,880
 $662,247
 $567,880
 $662,261
 2.75% Personal loans 2 years $568
 $663
 $249
 $342
 2.98% Personal loans 2 years
SLFMT 2013-B 370,170
 441,989
 370,170
 442,003
 3.99% Personal loans 3 years 370
 442
 370
 442
 3.99% Personal loans 3 years
SLFMT 2014-A 559,260
 644,331
 559,260
 644,344
 2.55% Personal loans 2 years 559
 644
 559
 644
 2.55% Personal loans 2 years
SLFMT 2015-A 1,163
 1,250
 1,162
 1,250
 3.47% Personal loans 3 years
SLFMT 2015-B 314
 335
 314
 336
 3.78% Personal loans 5 years
                      
Total consumer securitizations 1,497,310
 1,748,567
 1,497,310
 1,748,608
    2,974

3,334

2,654
 3,014
   
                      
SpringCastle Securitization                      
SCFT 2013-A 2,572,000
 3,934,955
 1,458,278
 2,875,348
 3.80% Personal and junior mortgage loans N/A
SCFT 2014-A 2,559
 2,737
 2,030
 2,207
 3.98% Personal and junior mortgage loans N/A (c)
                      
Total secured structured financings $4,069,310
 $5,683,522
 $2,955,588
 $4,623,956
  
     $5,533
 $6,071
 $4,684
 $5,221
  
    
                                      
(a)Represents securities sold at time of issuance or at a later date and does not include retained notes.

(b)Represents UPB of the collateral supporting the issued and retained notes.

(c)Not applicable.

In addition to the structured financings included in the table above, we completed onehave access to seven conduit securitizationfacilities with a total borrowing capacity of $2.2 billion, as discussed in 2014 and three conduit securitizations in 2013. At September 30, 2014, we had drawn $100 million under these facilities. Also, on October 3, 2014, the Co-Issuers repaid the SpringCastle 2013-A Notes using the proceeds from the sale of the SpringCastle 2014-A Notes. See Note 1911 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on this subsequent event.Statements. At September 30, 2015, $100 million was drawn under these facilities.


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Our 2013 and 2014 securitizations have served to partially replace secured and unsecured debt in our capital structure with more favorable non-recourse funding. Our overall funding costs are positively impacted by our increased usage of securitizations as we typically execute these transactions at interest rates significantly below those of our maturing secured and unsecured debt.

The weighted average interest rates on our debt on a historical accounting basis were as follows:
  Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Three Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2014
 Nine Months 
 Ended 
 September 30, 
 2013
         
Weighted average interest rate 5.45% 5.45% 5.39% 5.68%
  Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2015 2014 2015 2014
         
Weighted average interest rate 5.47% 5.45% 5.45% 5.39%

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements    

We have no material off-balance sheet arrangements as defined by SEC rules. We had no off-balance sheet exposure to losses associated with unconsolidated VIEs at September 30, 20142015 or December 31, 2013,2014, other than certain representations and warranties associated with the sales of the mortgage-backed retained certificates during the first nine months of 2014. As of September 30, 2014,2015, we had no repurchase activity related to these sales.






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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates    

We describe our significant accounting policies used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements in Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of our 20132014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. We consider the following policies to be our most critical accounting policies because they involve critical accounting estimates and a significant degree of management judgment:

allowance for finance receivable losses;
purchased credit impaired finance receivables;
TDR finance receivables;
push-down accounting; and
fair value measurements.

We believe the amount of the allowance for finance receivable losses is the most significant estimate we make. See “—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates — Allowance for Finance Receivable Losses” in Part II, Item 7 of our 20132014 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion of the models and assumptions used to assess the adequacy of the allowance for finance receivable losses and Note 5 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for period-to-period changes in the components of our allowance for finance receivable losses.

There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies or to our methodologies for deriving critical accounting estimates during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.2015.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements    

See Note 13 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements.

Seasonality    

Our personal loan volume is generally highest during the second and fourth quarters of the year, primarily due to marketing efforts, seasonality of demand, and increased traffic in branches after the winter months. Demand for our personal loans is usually lower in January and February after the holiday season and as a result of tax refunds. Delinquencies on our personal loans are generally lowest in the first quarter and tend to peakrise throughout the remainder of the year. The seasonal trends in the secondpersonal loan volume and third quarters and higher net charge-offs on these loans usually occur at year end. These seasonal trendsdelinquencies contribute to fluctuations in our operating results and cash needs throughout the year.


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Glossary of Terms    

Average debtaverage of debt for each day in the period
Average net receivablesaverage of net finance receivables at the beginning and end of each month in the period
Charge-off ratioannualized net charge-offs as a percentage of the average of net finance receivables at the beginning of each month in the period
Delinquency ratioUPB 60 days or more past due (greater than three payments unpaid) as a percentage of UPB
Gross charge-off ratioannualized gross charge-offs as a percentage of the average of net finance receivables at the beginning of each month in the period
Trust Preferred Securitiescapital securities classified as debt for accounting purposes but due to their terms are afforded, at least in part, equity capital treatment in the calculation of effective leverage by rating agencies
Loss ratioannualized net charge-offs, net writedowns on real estate owned, net gain (loss) on sales of real estate owned, and operating expenses related to real estate owned as a percentage of the average of real estate loans at the beginning of each month in the period
Net interest incomeinterest income less interest expense
Recovery ratioannualized recoveries on net charge-offs as a percentage of the average of net finance receivables at the beginning of each month in the period
Tangible equitytotal equity less accumulated other comprehensive income or loss
Weighted average interest rateannualized interest expense as a percentage of average debt
Yieldannualized finance charges as a percentage of average net receivables

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.    

There have been no significant changes to our market risk previously disclosed in Part II, Item 7A of our 20132014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.    

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

DisclosureWe are committed to maintaining disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assuranceensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our periodic reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)“Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Our disclosure controlsforms, and procedures include controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that such information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

OurUnder the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectivenesswe conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, (asas such term is defined inunder Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period.Act. Based on theirthis evaluation, and in light of the previously identified material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013,2014, described within the 2013in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that theour disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2014.2015.

We have developed a remediation plan for thistaken and continue to take steps to remediate the underlying cause of the material weakness, including enhancingweakness. These steps include strengthening our complementprocedures and controls around validating the functionality of resources withcertain spreadsheets and reports used in the preparation and analysis of accounting and internal control knowledge throughfinancial information, including developing specific guidelines for appropriate review procedures, such as validating inputs, assumptions and formulas, and providing additional hiring and/or training to implementour current accounting and perform additional controls overfinance personnel.

These actions are subject to ongoing review by our senior management, as well as oversight by the initial and subsequent accounting for certain complex non-routine transactions.audit committee of our board of directors. We are currently implementing this plan.placing a high priority on the remediation process and are committed to allocating the necessary resources to the remediation effort. To reduce the potential severity of the deficiency as soon as possible, we have focused our initial efforts on those spreadsheets and reports that present a higher risk of a misstatement. When fully implemented and operating effectively, such enhancementsour efforts are expected to remediate the material weakness described above.weakness. However, we cannot provide any assurance that these remediation efforts will be successful or that they will cause our disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting willto be effective as a result of these efforts.effective.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There has beenwere no changechanges in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2015, that hashave materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.    

See Note 1314 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.    

There have been no material changes to our risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our 20132014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.    

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.    

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.    

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.    

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.    

Exhibits are listed in the Exhibit Index beginning on page 94
Exhibits are listed in the Exhibit Index beginning on pageherein.

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Signature    

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.

   SPRINGLEAF FINANCE CORPORATION
   (Registrant)
    
Date:November 14, 20149, 2015 By/s/ Minchung (Macrina) Kgil
    Minchung (Macrina) Kgil
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

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Exhibit Index    
Exhibit  
   
3.12.1Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2015, by and between Springleaf Holdings, Inc. and CitiFinancial Credit Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2015).
3 a. Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Springleaf Finance Corporation (the “Company”) (formerly American General Finance Corporation), as amended to date. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3a.) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.
   
3.2   b. Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, as amended to date. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3b.) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.
   
4.1Indenture, dated as of October 3, 2014, among SpringCastle America Funding, LLC, SpringCastle Credit Funding, LLC, SpringCastle Finance Funding, LLC, Wilmington Trust, National Association, Springleaf Finance, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and U.S. Bank National Association. Incorporated by reference from Spring Holdings, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October 6, 2014 (SEC Accession No. 0001104659-14-070339).
10.1 (a)Commitment Letter, dated August 6, 2014, by and among Eighth Street Funding LLC, Eleventh Street Funding LLC, Twelfth Street Funding LLC, Fourteenth Street Funding LLC, Fifteenth Street Funding LLC, Seventeenth Street Funding LLC, Nineteenth Street Funding LLC, Springleaf Finance Corporation, and Credit Suisse (USA) Securities LLC.
10.2 (a)Amended and Restated Commitment Letter, dated August 26, 2014, by and among Eighth Street Funding LLC, Eleventh Street Funding LLC, Twelfth Street Funding LLC, Fourteenth Street Funding LLC, Fifteenth Street Funding LLC, Seventeenth Street Funding LLC, Nineteenth Street Funding LLC, Springleaf Finance Corporation, and Credit Suisse (USA) Securities LLC.
10.3Amendment No. 1 To Commitment Letter, dated September 30, 2014, by and among Eighth Street Funding LLC, Eleventh Street Funding LLC, Twelfth Street Funding LLC, Fourteenth Street Funding LLC, Fifteenth Street Funding LLC, Seventeenth Street Funding LLC, Nineteenth Street Funding LLC, Springleaf Finance Corporation, and Credit Suisse (USA) Securities LLC.
10.4 (a)Mortgage Servicing Rights Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated August 1, 2014, by and among Springleaf Finance Corporation, MorEquity, Inc., and Nationstar Mortgage LLC.
10.5
Amendment No. 1 to Mortgage Servicing Rights Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated August 29, 2014, by and among Springleaf Finance Corporation, MorEquity, Inc., and Nationstar Mortgage LLC.

31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications of the President and Chief Executive Officer of Springleaf Finance CorporationCorporation.
   
31.2 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications of the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Springleaf Finance CorporationCorporation.
   
3232.1 Section 1350 Certifications
   
101 (b)* 
Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets;Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations;Operations, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss);, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholder’s Equity;Shareholders’ Equity, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows;Flows, and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

(a)The Company has requested confidential treatment with respect to portions of this exhibit. Those portions have been omitted from the exhibit and filed separately with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

(b)*As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Section 11 and 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

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