UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022

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 001-37605

 

LM FUNDING AMERICA, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

47-3844457

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. employer

identification no.)

 

 

302 Knights Run Avenue1200 West Platt Street

Suite 1000100

Tampa, FL

3360233606

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 813-222-8996

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

Title of each class:

Trading symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock par value $0.001 per share

LMFA

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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      No  

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

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

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

 

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

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

The registrant had 3.3 million13,091,883 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding as of November 14, 2017.August 9, 2022.

 

 

 


LM FUNDING AMERICA, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

3

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

3

 

 

 

 

 

LM Funding America, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 (unaudited) and December 31, 20162021

3

 

 

 

 

LM Funding America, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three and NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 20162021 (unaudited)

4

 

 

 

 

LM Funding America, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and 20162021 (unaudited)

5

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of LM Funding America, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)

6

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

7

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

1524

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

1930

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

1930

 

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

2132

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

2132

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

2132

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

2132

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

22

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

2233

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

2233

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

2334

 

 

SIGNATURES

2435

 

2


Part

PART I. FINANCIALFINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item  1.

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

LM FUNDING AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETSFunding America, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

602,579

 

 

$

2,268,180

 

Finance receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Original product

 

 

883,022

 

 

 

1,035,832

 

Special product - New Neighbor Guaranty program, net of allowance for credit losses of $51,230 and $125,000, respectively

 

 

333,785

 

 

 

491,597

 

Deferred tax asset

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,509,401

 

Due from related party (Note 2)

 

 

1,661,266

 

 

 

1,661,360

 

Other Assets (Note 3)

 

 

653,299

 

 

 

1,048,403

 

Total assets

 

$

4,133,951

 

 

$

10,014,773

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal amount

 

$

4,782,719

 

 

$

5,260,274

 

Less unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

(25,474

)

 

 

(99,396

)

Long-term debt less unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

4,757,245

 

 

 

5,160,878

 

Other liabilities and obligations

 

 

1,086,730

 

 

 

684,437

 

Total liabilities

 

 

5,843,975

 

 

 

5,845,315

 

Stockholders’ (deficit) equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $.001; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 3,300,000 shares

   issued and outstanding

 

 

3,300

 

 

 

3,300

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

6,578,506

 

 

 

6,556,704

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(8,291,830

)

 

 

(2,390,546

)

Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity

 

 

(1,710,024

)

 

 

4,169,458

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity

 

$

4,133,951

 

 

$

10,014,773

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31,

2021

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

17,046,595

 

 

$

32,559,185

 

Finance receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Original product - net

 

 

2,520

 

 

 

13,993

 

Special product - New Neighbor Guaranty program, net of allowance for credit losses of

 

 

21,077

 

 

 

14,200

 

Short-term investments - convertible debt securities (Note 7)

 

 

-

 

 

 

539,351

 

Marketable securities (Note 7)

 

 

37,220

 

 

 

2,132,051

 

Short-term investments - debt security (Note 7)

 

 

2,185,863

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

1,389,562

 

 

 

1,251,852

 

Income tax receivable (Note 4)

 

 

143,822

 

 

 

-

 

Note receivable from related party (Note 7)

 

 

910,000

 

 

 

-

 

Digital assets (Note 10)

 

 

408,879

 

 

 

-

 

Current assets

 

 

22,145,538

 

 

 

38,510,632

 

Fixed assets, net (Note 9)

 

 

15,084,921

 

 

 

17,914

 

Real estate assets owned

 

 

80,057

 

 

 

80,057

 

Operating lease - right of use assets (Note 5)

 

 

313,629

 

 

 

59,969

 

Long-term investments - equity securities (Note 7)

 

 

516,420

 

 

 

1,973,413

 

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates (Note 7)

 

 

17,362,125

 

 

 

4,676,130

 

Deposits on mining equipment and hosting (Note 8)

 

 

14,466,162

 

 

 

16,775,100

 

Other assets

 

 

10,726

 

 

 

10,726

 

Long-term assets

 

 

47,834,040

 

 

 

23,593,309

 

Total assets

 

$

69,979,578

 

 

$

62,103,941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

436,479

 

 

$

463,646

 

Note payable - short-term (Note 3)

 

 

-

 

 

 

114,688

 

Due to related party (Note 2)

 

 

371,179

 

 

 

121,220

 

Current portion of lease liability (Note 5)

 

 

90,030

 

 

 

68,002

 

Income tax payable (Note 4)

 

 

-

 

 

 

326,178

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

897,688

 

 

 

1,093,734

 

Lease liability - long-term (Note 5)

 

 

226,319

 

 

 

-

 

Long-term liabilities

 

 

226,319

 

 

 

-

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,124,007

 

 

 

1,093,734

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $.001; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock, par value $0.001; 350,000,000 shares authorized; 13,091,883 and 13,017,943 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

 

 

13,092

 

 

 

13,018

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

81,821,510

 

 

 

74,525,106

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(16,660,717

)

 

 

(13,777,006

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

65,173,885

 

 

 

60,761,118

 

Non-controlling interest

 

 

3,681,686

 

 

 

249,089

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

68,855,571

 

 

 

61,010,207

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

69,979,578

 

 

$

62,103,941

 

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

3


LM Funding America, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended June 30,

 

 

For the Six Months

Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on delinquent association fees

 

$

112,140

 

 

$

62,673

 

 

$

213,408

 

 

$

140,117

 

Administrative and late fees

 

 

19,698

 

 

 

16,861

 

 

 

36,406

 

 

 

31,932

 

Recoveries in excess of cost - special product

 

 

35,990

 

 

 

178,769

 

 

 

53,355

 

 

 

208,242

 

Underwriting and other revenues

 

 

26,125

 

 

 

35,494

 

 

 

42,916

 

 

 

58,197

 

Rental revenue

 

 

40,580

 

 

 

34,588

 

 

 

79,452

 

 

 

66,505

 

Total revenues

 

 

234,533

 

 

 

328,385

 

 

 

425,537

 

 

 

504,993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staff costs and payroll

 

 

4,296,695

 

 

 

246,040

 

 

 

8,588,892

 

 

 

1,548,021

 

Professional fees

 

 

1,031,431

 

 

 

360,024

 

 

 

1,806,251

 

 

 

842,967

 

Settlement costs with associations

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

-

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

122,271

 

 

 

96,015

 

 

 

237,191

 

 

 

195,784

 

Recovery of cost from related party receivable

 

 

-

 

 

 

(100,000

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(100,000

)

Provision for credit losses

 

 

500

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

500

 

 

 

(10,000

)

Real estate management and disposal

 

 

22,414

 

 

 

29,478

 

 

 

53,895

 

 

 

47,768

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

2,007

 

 

 

3,298

 

 

 

5,101

 

 

 

4,994

 

Collection costs

 

 

(7,906

)

 

 

2,701

 

 

 

(11,726

)

 

 

4,749

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

141,009

 

 

 

4,069

 

 

 

149,393

 

 

 

11,614

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

5,608,421

 

 

 

641,625

 

 

 

10,829,657

 

 

 

2,545,897

 

Operating loss

 

 

(5,373,888

)

 

 

(313,240

)

 

 

(10,404,120

)

 

 

(2,040,904

)

Realized gain (loss) on securities

 

 

45,261

 

 

 

8,453,570

 

 

 

(349,920

)

 

 

14,125,034

 

Realized gain on convertible debt securities

 

 

287,778

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

287,778

 

 

 

-

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on convertible debt security

 

 

(288,320

)

 

 

2,501,600

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,501,600

 

Unrealized loss on marketable securities

 

 

(24,030

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(23,900

)

 

 

-

 

Impairment loss on digital assets

 

 

(377,707

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(377,707

)

 

 

-

 

Unrealized gain on investment and equity securities

 

 

12,215,401

 

 

 

552,494

 

 

 

11,229,002

 

 

 

1,147,886

 

Digital assets other income

 

 

1,292

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,658

 

 

 

-

 

Interest income

 

 

80,975

 

 

 

73,884

 

 

 

179,345

 

 

 

86,939

 

Interest expense

 

 

-

 

 

 

(189

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(653

)

Dividend income

 

 

1,375

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,750

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

6,568,137

 

 

 

11,268,119

 

 

 

548,886

 

 

 

15,819,902

 

Income tax expense

 

 

-

 

 

 

(13,780

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(17,264

)

Net income

 

 

6,568,137

 

 

 

11,254,339

 

 

 

548,886

 

 

 

15,802,638

 

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

(3,723,797

)

 

 

(146,857

)

 

 

(3,432,597

)

 

 

(318,723

)

Net income (loss) attributable to LM Funding America Inc.

 

$

2,844,340

 

 

$

11,107,482

 

 

$

(2,883,711

)

 

$

15,483,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings/(loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic income (loss) per common share - net income (loss) - attributable to LM Funding

 

$

0.22

 

 

$

2.05

 

 

$

(0.22

)

 

$

2.96

 

Diluted income (loss) per common share - net income (loss) - attributable to LM Funding

 

$

0.22

 

 

$

2.05

 

 

$

(0.22

)

 

$

2.95

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

13,091,882

 

 

 

5,414,296

 

 

 

13,076,359

 

 

 

5,231,909

 

Diluted

 

 

13,091,882

 

 

 

5,423,162

 

 

 

13,076,359

 

 

 

5,245,656

 

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

4


LM Funding America, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

 

 

For the Six Months

Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

548,886

 

 

$

15,802,638

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash used in operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

5,101

 

 

 

4,994

 

Right to use asset non cash lease expense

 

 

47,127

 

 

 

49,797

 

Stock compensation

 

 

658,999

 

 

 

-

 

Stock option expense

 

 

6,637,479

 

 

 

-

 

Debt forgiveness

 

 

-

 

 

 

(157,251

)

Accrued investment income

 

 

(176,438

)

 

 

(86,938

)

Gain on deconsolidation of  affiliate

 

 

-

 

 

 

(43,623

)

Unrealized gain on convertible debt security

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,501,600

)

Unrealized loss on marketable securities

 

 

23,900

 

 

 

-

 

Impairment loss on digital assts

 

 

377,707

 

 

 

-

 

Unrealized gain on investment and equity securities

 

 

(11,229,002

)

 

 

(1,147,886

)

Realized (gain) loss on securities

 

 

349,920

 

 

 

(14,125,034

)

Realized gain on convertible note securities

 

 

(287,778

)

 

 

-

 

Investment in securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

(15,547,454

)

Proceeds from securities

 

 

2,565,893

 

 

 

29,672,488

 

Investment in convertible note receivable

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5,000,000

)

Convertible note receivable converted into marketable security

 

 

844,882

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in marketable Securities

 

 

(844,882

)

 

 

(247,997

)

Change in assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

623,511

 

 

 

11,105

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

(27,168

)

 

 

184,239

 

Advances from related party

 

 

249,959

 

 

 

142,191

 

Lease liability payments

 

 

(52,440

)

 

 

(50,353

)

Income tax payable

 

 

(326,178

)

 

 

-

 

Income tax receivable

 

 

(143,822

)

 

 

-

 

Deferred taxes

 

 

-

 

 

 

17,264

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

(154,344

)

 

 

6,976,580

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net collections of finance receivables - original product

 

 

11,473

 

 

 

30,831

 

Net collections of finance receivables - special product

 

 

(6,877

)

 

 

(454

)

Payments for real estate assets owned

 

 

-

 

 

 

(64,857

)

Capital expenditures

 

 

(13,235

)

 

 

(3,185

)

Deposits for mining equipment and hosting

 

 

(13,538,333

)

 

 

-

 

Investments in digital assets

 

 

(786,586

)

 

 

-

 

Loan to purchase securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,784,250

 

Investment in note receivable - related party

 

 

(910,000

)

 

 

 

 

Repayment of loan to purchase securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,784,250

)

Investment in unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5,738,000

)

Net cash (used in) investing activities

 

 

(15,243,558

)

 

 

(5,775,665

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal repayments

 

 

-

 

 

 

(28,534

)

Insurance financing repayments

 

 

(114,688

)

 

 

(96,257

)

Exercise of warrants

 

 

-

 

 

 

9,544,623

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

(114,688

)

 

 

9,419,832

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH

 

 

(15,512,590

)

 

 

10,620,747

 

CASH - BEGINNING OF YEAR

 

 

32,559,185

 

 

 

11,552,943

 

CASH - END OF YEAR

 

$

17,046,595

 

 

$

22,173,690

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASHFLOW INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROU assets and operating lease obligation recognized

 

$

300,787

 

 

$

-

 

Reclassification of mining equipment deposit to fixed assets, net

 

$

15,058,872

 

 

$

-

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASHFLOW INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

-

 

 

$

1,892

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$

470,000

 

 

$

-

 

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

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LM Funding America, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021

(unaudited)

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Additional paid in capital

 

 

Accumulated Deficit

 

 

Non-Controlling Interest

 

 

Total Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance - December 31, 2020

 

 

3,083,760

 

 

$

3,084

 

 

$

29,996,257

 

 

$

(18,536,224

)

 

$

5,191

 

 

$

11,468,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock issued for warrants exercised

 

 

2,330,536

 

 

 

2,330

 

 

 

9,542,293

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

9,544,623

 

 

Net income

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,376,433

 

 

 

171,866

 

 

 

4,548,299

 

 

Balance - March 31, 2021

 

 

5,414,296

 

 

$

5,414

 

 

$

39,538,550

 

 

$

(14,159,791

)

 

$

177,057

 

 

$

25,561,230

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

11,107,482

 

 

 

146,857

 

 

 

11,254,339

 

 

Balance - June 30, 2021

 

 

5,414,296

 

 

$

5,414

 

 

$

39,538,550

 

 

$

(3,052,309

)

 

$

323,914

 

 

$

36,815,569

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance - December 31, 2021

 

 

13,017,943

 

 

$

13,018

 

 

$

74,525,106

 

 

$

(13,777,006

)

��

$

249,089

 

 

$

61,010,207

 

 

Stock issued for services

 

 

73,940

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

(74

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

Stock compensation

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

329,500

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

329,500

 

 

Stock option expense

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,318,737

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,318,737

 

 

Net loss

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5,728,051

)

 

 

(291,200

)

 

 

(6,019,251

)

 

Balance - March 31, 2022

 

 

13,091,883

 

 

$

13,092

 

 

$

78,173,269

 

 

$

(19,505,057

)

 

$

(42,111

)

 

$

58,639,193

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock compensation

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

329,499

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

329,499

 

 

Stock option expense

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,318,742

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,318,742

 

 

Net income

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,844,340

 

 

 

3,723,797

 

 

 

6,568,137

 

 

Balance - June 30, 2022

 

 

13,091,883

 

 

$

13,092

 

 

$

81,821,510

 

 

$

(16,660,717

)

 

$

3,681,686

 

 

$

68,855,571

 

 

 

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

 

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LM FUNDING AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on delinquent association fees

 

$

593,613

 

 

$

709,090

 

 

$

1,888,205

 

 

$

3,010,428

 

Administrative and late fees

 

 

64,959

 

 

 

91,833

 

 

 

218,883

 

 

 

330,030

 

Recoveries in excess of cost - special product

 

 

134,787

 

 

 

806

 

 

 

219,160

 

 

 

115,967

 

Underwriting and other revenues

 

 

87,286

 

 

 

97,824

 

 

 

221,065

 

 

 

332,549

 

Rental revenue

 

 

161,726

 

 

 

107,369

 

 

 

496,614

 

 

 

229,910

 

Total revenues

 

 

1,042,371

 

 

 

1,006,922

 

 

 

3,043,927

 

 

 

4,018,884

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staff costs and payroll

 

 

470,056

 

 

 

996,515

 

 

 

1,479,232

 

 

 

2,649,688

 

Professional fees

 

 

533,591

 

 

 

462,804

 

 

 

1,639,278

 

 

 

1,585,046

 

Settlement costs with associations

 

 

101,175

 

 

 

231,062

 

 

 

257,256

 

 

 

603,396

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

384,579

 

 

 

619,926

 

 

 

1,257,867

 

 

 

1,613,642

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

1,489,401

 

 

 

2,310,307

 

 

 

4,633,633

 

 

 

6,451,772

 

Operating loss

 

 

(447,030

)

 

 

(1,303,385

)

 

 

(1,589,706

)

 

 

(2,432,888

)

Interest expense

 

 

122,406

 

 

 

143,859

 

 

 

375,042

 

 

 

463,634

 

Loss on litigation

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

505,000

 

 

 

-

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(569,436

)

 

 

(1,447,244

)

 

 

(2,469,748

)

 

 

(2,896,522

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

4,134,436

 

 

 

(533,064

)

 

 

3,431,536

 

 

 

(1,050,491

)

Net loss

 

$

(4,703,872

)

 

$

(914,180

)

 

$

(5,901,284

)

 

$

(1,846,031

)

Loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(1.43

)

 

$

(0.28

)

 

$

(1.79

)

 

$

(0.56

)

Diluted

 

 

(1.43

)

 

 

(0.28

)

 

 

(1.79

)

 

 

(0.56

)

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

3,300,000

 

 

 

3,300,000

 

 

 

3,300,000

 

 

 

3,300,000

 

Diluted

 

 

3,300,000

 

 

 

3,300,000

 

 

 

3,300,000

 

 

 

3,300,000

 

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

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LM FUNDING AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months

Ended

September 30, 2017

 

 

Nine Months

Ended

September 30, 2016

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

$

(1,718,235

)

 

$

(2,650,498

)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

627,151

 

 

 

130,468

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

(574,517

)

 

 

(2,835,027

)

NET DECREASE IN CASH

 

 

(1,665,601

)

 

 

(5,355,057

)

CASH - BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

 

2,268,180

 

 

 

8,997,798

 

CASH - END OF PERIOD

 

$

602,579

 

 

$

3,642,741

 

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


LM FUNDING AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022

(Unaudited)(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Note 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of Operations

LM Funding America, Inc. (“LMFA”we”, “our”, “LMFA” or the “Company”) was formed as a Delaware corporation on April 20, 2015. LMFA was formed for the purpose of completing a public offering and related transactions in order to carry on the business of LM Funding, LLC and its subsidiaries (the “Predecessor”). LMFA is the sole member of LM Funding, LLC and operates and controls all of its businesses and affairs.

LM Funding, LLC, a Florida limited liability company organized in January 2008 under the terms of an Operating Agreement dated effective January 8, 2008 as amended, had two2 members: BRR Holding, LLC and CGR 63, LLC. The members contributed their equity interest to LMFA prior to the closing of its initial public offering.

The Company iscreated 2 subsidiaries in 2020, LMFA Financing LLC on November 21, 2020 and LMFAO Sponsor LLC on October 29, 2020. LMFAO Sponsor LLC created a majority owned subsidiary LMF Acquisition Opportunities Inc. on October 29, 2020. The LM Funding America Inc. organized another subsidiary, US Digital Mining and Hosting Co., LLC., on September 10, 2021.

We are a specialty finance company that provides funding principally to nonprofit community associations primarily located in the state of Florida. We offer incorporated nonprofit community associations, which we refer to as “Associations,” a variety of financial products customized to each Association’s financial needs. Our original product offering consists of providing funding to Associations by purchasing their rights under delinquent accounts that are almost exclusively locatedselected by the Associations arising from unpaid Association assessments. Historically, we provided funding against such delinquent accounts, which we refer to as “Accounts,” in Florida. The businessexchange for a portion of the Company is conducted pursuantproceeds collected by the Associations from the account debtors on the Accounts. In addition to relevant state statutes (the “Statutes”), principally Florida Statute 718.116. The Statutes provideour original product offering, we have started purchasing Accounts on varying terms tailored to suit each community association lien rightsAssociation’s financial needs, including under our New Neighbor Guaranty™ program.

During 2020, we began exploring other specialty finance business opportunities that are complementary to secureor that can leverage our historical business.

Specialty Finance Company

We purchase an Association’s right to receive a portion of the Association’s collected proceeds from owners that are not paying their assessments. After taking assignment of an Association’s right to receive a portion of the Association’s proceeds from the collection of delinquent assessments, we engage law firms to perform collection work on a deferred billing basis wherein the law firms receive payment upon collection from the account debtors or a predetermined contracted amount if payment from unit owners (property owners)account debtors is less than legal fees and costs owed. Under this business model, we typically fund an amount equal to or less than the statutory minimum an Association could recover on a delinquent account for assessments,each Account, which we refer to as the “Super Lien Amount”. Upon collection of an Account, the law firm working on the Account, on behalf of the Association, generally distributes to us the funded amount, interest, and administrative late fees, reasonable attorneys’with the law firm retaining legal fees and collection costs.costs collected, and the Association retaining the balance of the collection. In addition,connection with this line of business, we have developed proprietary software for servicing Accounts, which we believe enables law firms to service Accounts efficiently and profitably.

Under our New Neighbor Guaranty program, an Association will generally assign substantially all of its outstanding indebtedness and accruals on its delinquent units to us in exchange for payment by us of monthly dues on each delinquent unit. This simultaneously eliminates a substantial portion of the Association’s balance sheet bad debts and assists the Association to meet its budget by receiving guaranteed monthly payments on its delinquent units and relieving the Association from paying legal fees and costs to collect its bad debts. We believe that the combined features of the program enhance the value of the underlying real estate in an Association and the value of an Association’s delinquent receivables.

Because we acquire and collect on the delinquent receivables of Associations, the Account debtors are third parties about whom we have little or no information. Therefore, we cannot predict when any given Account will be paid off or how much it will yield. In assessing the risk of purchasing Accounts, we review the property values of the underlying units, the governing documents of the relevant Association, and the total number of delinquent receivables held by the Association.

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Specialty Finance Products

Original Product

Our original product relies upon Florida statutory provisions that effectively protect the principal amount invested by us in each Account. In particular, Section 718.116(1), Florida Statutes, makes purchasers and sellers of a unit in an Association jointly and severally liable for all past due assessments, interest, late fees, legal fees, and costs payable to the Association. As discussed above, the Florida Statutes grants to Associations a so-called “super lien”, which is a category of lien rights granted under the Statutes arethat is given a statutorily higher priority (a “Super Lien”) than all other lien holders excepttypes of liens other than property tax liens. The Company provides funding to associations for their delinquent assessments from property owners in exchange for an assignmentamount of the association’sAssociation’s priority over a first mortgage holder that takes title to a property through foreclosure (or deed in lieu), referred to as the Super Lien Amount, is limited to twelve months’ past due assessments or, if less, one percent (1.0%) of the original mortgage amount. Under our contracts with Associations for our original product, we pay Associations an amount up to the Super Lien Amount for the right to collect proceeds pursuant to the Statutes. The Company derives its revenuesreceive all collected interest and late fees on Accounts purchased from the proceeds of association collections.Associations.

The Statutes specify that the rate of interest an association (or its assignor) may charge on delinquent assessments is equal to the rate set forth in the association’s declaration or bylaws. In Florida if a rate is not specified, the statutory rate is equal to 18% but may not exceed the maximum rate allowed by law. Similarly, the Florida Statutes in Florida also stipulate that administrative late fees cannot be charged on delinquent assessments unless so provided by the association’s declaration or bylaws and may not exceed the greater of $25 or 5% of each delinquent assessment.

The Statutes limitIn other states in which we have offered our original product, which are currently only in Washington, Colorado and Illinois, we rely on statutes that we believe are similar to the liabilityabove-described Florida statutes in relevant respects.

New Neighbor Guaranty

In addition to our original product, we also offer an additional product, the New Neighbor Guaranty, wherein an Association assigns substantially all of its outstanding indebtedness and accruals on its delinquent units to us in exchange for payments in an amount equal to the regular ongoing monthly or quarterly assessments for delinquent units when those amounts would be due to the Association. We assume both the payment and collection obligations for these assigned Accounts under this product. This simultaneously eliminates an Association’s balance sheet bad debts and assists the Association to meet its budget by receiving guaranteed assessment payments on its delinquent units and relieving the Association from paying legal fees and costs to collect its bad debts. We believe that the combined features of the product enhance the value of the underlying real estate in an Association and the value of an Association’s delinquent receivables.

Before we implement the New Neighbor Guaranty program for an Association we are typically asked to conduct a review of its accounts receivable. After we have conducted the review, we inform the Association which Accounts we are willing to purchase and the terms of such purchase. Once we implement the New Neighbor Guaranty program, we begin making scheduled payments to the Association on the Accounts as if the Association had non-delinquent residents occupying the units underlying the Accounts. Our New Neighbor Guaranty contracts typically allow us to retain all collection proceeds on each Account other than special assessments and accelerated assessment balances. Thus, the Association foregoes the potential benefit of a first mortgage holderlarger future collection in exchange for unpaid assessmentsthe certainty of a steady stream of immediate payments on the Account.

Cryptocurrency Mining Business

On September 15, 2021, we announced that we plan to operate in the Bitcoin mining ecosystem. As of the date of this filing, we have not commenced Bitcoin mining operations. We aim to deploy the computing power that we will create to mine Bitcoin and validate transactions on the Bitcoin network. We believe that recent developments in Bitcoin mining have created an opportunity for us to deploy capital and conduct large-scale mining operations in the United States.  We have formed a new wholly owned subsidiary, US Digital Mining and Hosting Co, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (US Digital), to develop and operate our cryptocurrency mining business.

We have committed to purchasing an aggregate of 5,046 Bitcoin S19J Pro Antminer cryptocurrency mining machines for an aggregate purchase price of $31.6 million (the “Mining Machines”). We received 2,521Mining Machines as of June 30, 2022. This contract allowed for a reduction in purchase price if Bitcoin price declined prior to shipment. As such we have been provided various credits over the Six Month ended June 30, 2022 as Bitcoin declined to approximately $19,000. We anticipate that receiving the remaining Mining Machines to be delivered in batches over an estimated delivery timeframe from July and continuing through October 2022.  The purchase agreements between us and Bitmain relating to the Mining Machines (the “Bitmain Purchase Agreements”) required us to pay $7.9 million or 25% of the total purchase price as a non-refundable deposit for the Mining Machines within 7 days of the date of the signing of the respective Bitmain Purchase Agreements, and additional 35% of the batch price at least 6 months prior to shipment of such batch, and the remaining 40% of each batch price one month prior to the shipment of the batch. During the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 the Company paid an additional $11.2 million to Bitmain Technologies Limited for deposits related to mining equipment and payments of $285 thousand were made to various shipping vendors for transportation and customs costs related

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to the equipment. Since the inception of our contract with Bitmain, we have paid an aggregate of approximately $25.1 million to Bitmain and related chargesvendors relating to the purchase of these machines through June 30, 2022, and fees (as set forth above)expect to pay an additional $1.0 million under the Bitmain contract through the completion of the delivery of the machines as a result of variable pricing described above.

In October 2021, we also entered into a sale and purchase agreement (the “Uptime Purchase Agreement”) with Uptime Armory LLC (“Uptime”) pursuant to which US Digital agreed to purchase, and Uptime agreed to supply to US Digital, an aggregate of 18 modified 40-foot cargo containers (“POD5ive containers”) that will be designed to hold and operate 280 S19 Pro Antminers manufactured by Bitmain. The purchase price of the POD5ive containers totals $3.15 million of which $2.4 million or 75% was paid in 2021 as a non-refundable down payment and the remaining 25% was due within five business days after Uptime delivers a “notice of completion” of the equipment. No containers have been delivered as of June 30, 2022.

On the same effective date, US Digital also entered into a hosting agreement with Uptime Hosting LLC(the “Hosting Agreement”) to host the Company’s 18 POD5ive containers at a secure location and provide power, maintenance and other services specified in the eventcontract for 6 cents per kilowatt with a term of title transfer by foreclosure or acceptanceone year. Under the Hosting Agreement we paid a deposit of deed$0.8 million in lieu2021 and were required to pay an additional deposit for each container three months prior to delivery at the hosting site of foreclosure. This liability is limited$44 thousand and a final deposit for each container one month prior to arrival at the lesserhosting site of twelve months$44 thousand.  On June 29, 2022, the Company entered into a mutual termination agreement pursuant to which the parties agreed to terminate the Hosting Agreement. The deposits paid for hosting services under the Hosting Agreement are refundable.

On June 21, 2022, the “Company entered into a Master Agreement, dated effective as of regular periodic assessments or one percentJune 20, 2022, with Compute North LLC (“Compute North”) under which Compute North has agreed to host up to 4,200 of LMFA’s S19J Pro Antminer Machines (S19J) (100 TH/s) (“Bitmain Miner Machines”) and provide colocation, management and other services (the “Master Agreement”). The term of the original mortgage debtMaster Agreement is for 60 months, subject to earlier termination in specified circumstances. The Company paid a non-refundable co-location deposit of $1,262,621 on June 21, 2022 under the unit (the “Super Lien Amount”).Master Agreement.  The hosting cost under the Master Agreement is expected to approximate $21,000 per day when all hosted machines become fully operational.

 

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of LMFA and its wholly-owned subsidiaries: LM Funding, LLC; LMF October 2010 Fund, LLC; REO Management Holdings, LLC;LLC (including all 100% owned subsidiary limited liability companies); LM Funding of Colorado, LLC; LM Funding of Washington, LLC; LM Funding of Illinois, LLC; US Digital Mining Hosting Co., LLC; LMF SPE #2, LLC;LLC and LM Funding Florida, LLC.various single purpose limited liability corporations owned by REO Management Holdings, LLC which own various properties. It also includes LMFA Sponsor LLC (a 69.5% owned subsidiary). All significant intercompany balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and for the threeThree and nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2021, respectively are unaudited. In the opinion of management, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to provide a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016,2021, is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal the year ended December 31, 2016.


Use of Estimates2021.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported

Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates include the evaluation of any probable losses on amounts funded under the Company’s New Neighbor Guaranty program as disclosed below, the evaluation of probable losses on balances due from a related party, the realization of deferred tax assets, the evaluation of contingent losses related to litigation, and fair value estimates of real estate assets owned.

Revenue Recognition

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605-10-25-1 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) states revenues are realized or realizable when related assets received or held are readily convertible into known amounts of cash. In those cases where there is no reasonable basis for estimating the “known amount” of cash to be collected, the cash basis or cost recovery method of recognizing revenues may be used. The Company provides funding to community associations by purchasing their rights under delinquent accounts from unpaid assessments due from property owners (the “accounts”). Collections on the accounts may vary greatly in bothbalance sheet have been reclassified to conform to the timing and amount ultimately recovered compared with the total revenues earned on the accounts because of a variety of economic and social factors affecting the real estate environment in general. The Company has determined that the known amount of cash to be realized or realizable on its revenue generating activities cannot be reasonably estimated andcurrent period presentation.

Digital Assets

When applicable, we account for all digital assets other than stablecoin as such, classifies its finance receivables as nonaccrual and recognizes revenues in the accompanying statements of income on the cash basis or cost recovery methodindefinite-lived intangible assets in accordance with ASC 310-10, Receivables.350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other. We have ownership of and control over our digital assets and use third-party custodial services to secure it. The Company applies the cash basis method to its original productdigital assets are initially recorded at cost and the cost recovery method to its special product as follows:

Finance Receivables—Original Product: Under the Company’s original product, delinquent assessments are funded only up to the Super Lien Amount as discussed above. Recoverability of funded amounts is generally assured because of the protection of the Super Lien Amount. As such, payments by unit ownerssubsequently remeasured on the Company’s original product are recorded to income when received in accordance with the provisionsconsolidated balance sheet at cost, net of Florida Statute 718.116(3) and the provisions of the purchase agreements entered into between the Company and community associations. Those provisions require that all payments be applied in the following order: first to interest, then to late fees, then to costs of collection, then to legal fees expended by the Company and then to assessments owed. In accordance with the cash basis method of recognizing revenue and the provisions of the statute, the Company records revenuesany impairment losses incurred since acquisition. We account for interest and late fees when cash is received. In the event the Company determines the ultimate collectability of amounts funded under its original product are in doubt, payments are applied to first reduce the funded or principal amount.

Finance Receivables—Special Product (New Neighbor Guaranty program): During 2012, the Company began offering associations an alternative product under the New Neighbor Guaranty program where the Company will fund amounts in excess of the Super Lien Amount. Under this special product, the Company purchases substantially all of the delinquent assessments owed to the association, in addition to all accrued interest and late fees, in exchange for payment by the Company of (i) a negotiated amount or (ii) on a going forward basis, all monthly assessments due for a period up to 48 months. Under these arrangements, the Company considers the collection of amounts funded is not assured and under the cost recovery method, cash collected is applied to first reduce the carrying value of the funded or principal amount with any remaining proceeds applied next to interest, late fees, legal fees, collection costs and any amounts due to the community association. Any excess proceeds still remaining are recognizedstablecoin as revenues. If the future proceeds collected are lower than the Company’s funded or principal amount, then a loss is recognized.

Cash

The Company maintains cash balances at several financial institutions that are insured under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (“FDIC”) Transition Account Guarantee Program. Balances with the financial institutions may exceed federally insured limits.


Finance Receivables

Finance receivables are recorded at the amount funded or cost (by unit). The Company evaluates its finance receivables at each period end for losses that are considered probable and can be reasonably estimatedassets in accordance with ASC 450-20. As discussed above, recoverability of funded amounts under the Company’s original product is generally assured because of the protection of the Super Lien Amount. As such, the Company did not have any allowance for credit losses related to its original product310, Receivables. The stablecoin are recorded at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.amortized cost, which approximates their fair value.

Under the New Neighbor Guaranty program (special product), the Company funds amounts in excess of the Super Lien Amount. When evaluating the carrying value of its finance receivables, the Company looks at the likelihood of future cash flows based on historical payoffs,9


We determine the fair value of the underlying real estate, the general condition of the community association in which the unit exists, and the general economic real estate environment in the local area.  During 2015 the Company purchased credit insurance covering all funded amounts in excess of a deductible amount (equal to six months of delinquent assessments). This insurance product was not renewed and only claims filed related to foreclosures occurring on or before January 28, 2016 will be covered under this policy. Recoveries under this credit insurance programour digital assets that are accounted for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 were $59,000. There were no recoveries for the three months ended September 30, 2016.  In addition, there were no recoveries for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, and no significant remaining recoveries expected in the future. The Company estimated an allowance for credit losses of $51,230 and $125,000, respectively, as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 under ASC 450-20 related to its New Neighbor Guaranty program.

The Company will charge any receivable against the allowance for credit losses when management believes the uncollectibility of the receivable is confirmed. The Company considers writing off a receivable when (i) a first mortgage holder who names the association in a foreclosure suit takes title and satisfies an estoppel letter for amounts owed which are less than amounts the Company funded to the association; (ii) a tax deed is issued with insufficient excess proceeds to pay amounts the Company funded to the association; or (iii) an association settles an account for less than amounts the Company funded to the association. Upon the occurrence of any of these events, the Company evaluates the potential recovery via a deficiency judgment against the prior owner and the ability to collect upon the deficiency judgment within the statute of limitations period or whether the deficiency judgment can be sold. If the Company determines that collection through a deficiency judgment or sale of a deficiency judgment is not feasible, the Company writes off the unrecoverable receivable amount. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, write offs charged against the allowance for credit losses were $30,438 and $73,770, respectively. There were no write offs charged against the allowance for credit losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. Any losses greater than the recorded allowance will be recognized as expenses. Under the Company’s revenue recognition policies, all finance receivables (original product and special product) are classified as nonaccrual.

Real Estate Assets Owned

In the event collection of a delinquent assessment results in a unit being sold in a foreclosure auction, the Company has the right to bid (on behalf of the community association) for the delinquent unit as attorney in fact, applying any amounts owed for the delinquent assessment to the foreclosure price as well as any additional funds that the Company, in its sole discretion, decides to pay. If a delinquent unit becomes owned by the community association by acquiring title through an association lien foreclosure auction, by accepting a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, or by any other way, the Company in its sole discretion may direct the community association to quitclaim title of the unit to the Company.

Properties quitclaimed to the Company are in most cases acquired subject to a first mortgage or other liens, and are recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets solely at costs incurred by the Company in excess of original funding. At times, the Company will acquire properties through foreclosure actions free and clear of any mortgages or liens. In these cases, the Company records the estimated fair value of the propertiesintangible assets in accordance with ASC 820-10, 820, Fair Value MeasurementsMeasurement, based on quoted prices on the active exchange(s) that we have determined is the principal market for such assets (Level 1 inputs). Any real estate held for saleWe perform an analysis each quarter to identify whether events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is adjusted to fair value lessmore likely than not that our digital assets are impaired. If the cost to dispose in the event thecurrent carrying value of a unit or propertydigital asset exceeds its estimated net realizable value.the fair value so determined, an impairment loss has occurred with respect to those digital assets in the amount equal to the difference between their carrying values and the price determined.

The Company capitalizes costs incurredimpaired digital assets are written down to acquire real estate owned propertiestheir fair value at the time of impairment and this new cost basis will not be adjusted upward for any costs incurred to get the unitssubsequent increase in a condition to be rented.  These costs include, butfair value. Gains are not limited to, renovation/rehabilitation costs, legal costs,recorded until realized upon sale, at which point they are presented separately from of any impairment losses.

There is currently no specific guidance under GAAP or alternative accounting framework for the accounting for digital assets recognized as revenue or held, and delinquent taxes.  These costs are depreciated overmanagement has exercised significant judgment in determining the estimated minimum time periodappropriate accounting treatment. In the event authoritative guidance is enacted by the FASB, the Company expectsmay be required to maintain possession of the units.  Costs incurred for unencumbered units are depreciated over 20 years and costs for units subject to a first mortgage are depreciated over 3 years.  As of September 30, 2017, capitalized real estate costs, net of accumulated depreciation, were approximately $281,000.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 depreciation expense was $8,000 and $34,000, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, depreciation expense was $10,000 and $23,000, respectively.


If the Company elects to take a quitclaim title to a unit or property held for sale, the Company is responsible to pay all future assessments on a current basis, until a change of ownership occurs. The community association must allow the Company to lease or sell the unit to satisfy obligations for delinquent assessments of the original debt. All proceeds collected from any sale of the unit shall be first applied to all amounts due the Company plus any additional funds paid by the Company to purchase the unit, if applicable. Rental revenues and sales proceeds related to real estate assets held for sale are recognized when earned and realizable. Expenditures for current assessments owed to associations, repairs and maintenance, utilities, etc. are expensed when incurred.

If the community association elects (prior to the Company obtaining title through its own election) to maintain ownership and not quitclaim title to the Company, the community association must pay the Company all interest, late fees, collection costs, and legal fees expended, plus the original fundingpolicies, which could have an effect on the unit, which have accrued according to the purchase agreement entered into by the community associationCompany’s consolidated financial position and the Company. In this event, the unit will be reassigned to the community association.results from operations.

Fixed Assets, Net

The Company capitalizes all acquisitions of fixed assets in excess of $500. Fixed assets are stated at cost.cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided oncomputed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.assets and commences once the assets are ready for their intended use. Fixed assets are comprised of furniture, computers andcomputer, office equipment and mining machines with an assigned useful lifelives of 3 to 5 years. Fixed assets also include capitalized software costs. Capitalized software costs include costs

The Company operates in an emerging industry for which limited data is available to develop softwaremake estimates of the useful economic lives of mining machines. To the extent that any of the assumptions underlying management’s estimate of useful life of its mining machines are subject to be used solely to meetrevision in a future reporting period, either as a result of changes in circumstances or through the Company’s internal needs, employee salaries and benefits, and fees paid to outside consultants duringavailability of greater quantities of data, then the application development stage, and such costs are amortized over their estimated useful life could change and have a prospective impact on depreciation expense and the carrying amounts of 5 years. Asthese assets.

Impairment of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, capitalized software costs, net of accumulated amortization, was $51,025 and $68,470, respectively. Amortization expenseLong-Lived Assets

Management reviews long-lived assets for capitalized software costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $5,814 and $17,444, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, amortization expense was $5,814 and $17,444, respectively.

Debt Issue Costs

The Company capitalizes all debt issue costs and amortizes them on a methodimpairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that approximates the effective interest method over the remaining term of the note payable. Unamortized debt issue costs of $25,474 at September 30, 2017 and $99,396 at December 31, 2016 are presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liabilityan asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment amount is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. There was 0 impairment of long-lived assets for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.

Investment in accordanceSecurities

Investment in Securities includes investments in common stocks, note receivables, and convertible notes receivables. Investments in securities are reported at fair value with ASU 2015-03 (see below)changes in unrecognized gains or losses included in other income on the income statement.  The fair value of the BORQ convertible note receivable is based on its classification as a trading security. The Symbiont note receivable is reported at amortized costs less impairment.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

FASB ASC 825-10, Financial Instruments, requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the balance sheet.

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

We account for investments in less than 50% owned and more than 20% owned entities using the equity method of accounting. Because we have elected the fair value option for these securities, unrealized holding gains and losses during the period are included in earnings.

Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic income (loss) per share is calculated as net income (loss) to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period (as adjusted to give effect to the Reverse Stock Split).

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The Company adopted thisissued approximately 74 thousand shares and 2.3 million shares at various times during the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021, respectively, and has weighted averaged these new standardshares in calculating income (loss) per share for the relevant period.

Diluted income (loss) per share for the period equals basic loss per share as the effect of any convertible notes, stock based compensation awards or stock warrants would be anti-dilutive.  

The anti-dilutive stock based compensation awards consisted of:

 

 

As of June 30,

 

 

2022

 

2021

Stock Options

 

3,956,827

 

3,860

Stock Warrants

 

7,677,441

 

391,900

 

 

 

 

 

Note 2. Due to Related Party

Legal services for the Company associated with the collection of delinquent assessments from property owners are performed by a law firm, Business Law Group (“BLG”), which was owned solely by Bruce M. Rodgers, the Chief Executive Officer of LMFA, until and through the date of the Company’s initial public offering in 2015. Following the offering in 2015, Mr. Rodgers transferred his interest in BLG to other attorneys at the firm through a redemption of his interest in the first quarterfirm, and BLG became under control of fiscal year 2016. those lawyers. The adoption of this standard did not havelaw firm has historically performed collection work primarily on a material impact ondeferred billing basis wherein the Company's consolidated financial position and had no impact on its consolidated incomelaw firm receives payment for services rendered upon collection from the property owners or cash flows. In addition, the amortization of debt issuance costs isat amounts ultimately subject to be reported as interest expense under ASU 2015-03 (ASC 835-30-45-3).  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the amortization of debt issuance costs was $24,641 and $73,922, respectively. Amortization of debt issuance costs was $24,641 and $73,922, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Settlement Costs with Associations

Community associations workingnegotiations with the Company.

Under the agreement, the Company will at times incur costspaid BLG a fixed monthly fee of $82,000 for services rendered. The Company paid BLG a minimum per unit fee of $700 in connectionany case where there is a collection event and BLG receives no payment from the property owner.  This provision has been expanded to also include any unit where the Company has taken title to the unit or where the association has terminated its contract with litigation initiatedeither BLG or the Company.  

On February 1, 2022, the Company consented to the assignment by BLG to the law firm BLG Association Law, PLLC (“BLGAL”) of the Services Agreement, dated April 15, 2015, previously entered into by the Company against property owners and/or mortgage holders. These costs include settlement agreements wherebyand Business Law Group, P.A. (the “Services Agreement”).  The Services Agreement had set forth the communityterms under which Business Law Group, P.A. would act as the primary law firm used by the Company and its association agreesclients for the servicing and collection of association accounts.  The assignment of the Services Agreement was necessitated by the death of the principal attorney and owner of Business Law Group, P.A.  In connection with the assignment, BLGAL agreed to pay some monetaryamend the Services Agreement on February 1, 2022, to reduce the monthly compensation payable to the opposing party or judgments againstlaw firm from $82,000 to $53,000 (the “Amendment”).  Bruce M. Rodgers, the community associations for feeschairman and CEO of opposing legal counsel or other damages awardedthe Company, is a 50% owner of BLGAL, and the assignment and Amendment was approved by the courts. independent directors of the Company. A $150 thousand termination fee was also paid to BLG in association with the assignment.

The Company indemnifieshad originally engaged BLG on behalf of many of its Association clients to service and collect the community association for these costs pursuantAccounts and to distribute the proceeds as required by Florida law and the provisions of the agreementpurchase agreements between LMF and the Associations. This engagement was subsequently assigned to BLGAL as described above. Ms. Gould who is one of our directors, worked as the General Manager of BLG and works as the General Manager of BLGAL.

Amounts collected from property owners and paid to BLG or BLGAL as applicable for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 were approximately $159,000 and $347,000 for 2022 and $246,000 and $492,000 for 2021, respectively.  As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, receivables from property owners for charges ultimately payable to BLGAL or BLGAL were approximately $565,000 and $677,000, respectively.

Under the Services Agreement in effect during the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company pays all costs (lien filing fees, process and serve costs) incurred in connection with the collection of amounts due from property owners.  Any recovery of these collection costs is accounted for as a reduction in expense incurred.  The Company incurred expenses related to these types of costs for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 in the amounts of $14,000 and $34,000 for 2022 and $28,000 and $50,000 for 2021, respectively. Recoveries during the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, related to those costs were approximately $22,000 and $46,000 for 2022 and $ 26,000 and $46,000 for 2021, respectively.  

The Company also shares office space and related common expenses with BLGAL (and previously BLG).  All shared expenses, including rent, are charged to BLG based on an estimate of actual usage.  Any expenses of BLGAL and BLG paid by the Company that have not been reimbursed or settled against other amounts are reflected as due from related parties in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.  BLGAL and BLG, as applicable were charged a total of approximately $15,000 and $30,000 for the office sub-lease during the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2022 and $17,000 and $34,000 for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2021, respectively.

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In 2017, the Company assessed the collectability of the amount due from BLG and concluded that even though BLG had repaid $252,771 during 2017, it did not have the ability to repay the remaining balance at the end of 2017 and as such took a reserve of approximately $1.4 million for the balance due as of December 31, 2017. In 2021 and 2020, the Company subsequently recouped $200,000 and $500,000, respectively, of this write-off. Additional recoveries of the reserve are not expected. NaN amounts were recouped in 2022.

Amounts payable to BLGAL and BLG, in aggregate as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were approximately $371,200 and $121,200, respectively

Note 3. Debt and Other Financing Arrangements

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31,

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing agreement with FlatIron capital that was unsecured. Down payment of $36,255 was required upfront and equal installment payments of $19,114 were made over a 10 month period. The note matured on May 1, 2022. Annualized interest was 3.95%

 

$

-

 

 

$

114,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

114,688

 

Note 4. Income Taxes

Prior to the Company’s initial public offering in October 2015, the earnings of the Predecessor, which was a limited liability company taxed as a partnership, were taxable to its members.  In connection with the contribution of membership interests to the Company (a C-Corporation formed in 2015), the net income or loss of the Company after the initial public offering is taxable to the Company and reflected in the community association. Costs incurredaccompanying consolidated financial statements.

The Company performs an evaluation of the realizability of its deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis.  The Company considers all positive and negative evidence available in determining the potential of realizing deferred tax assets, including the scheduled reversal of temporary differences, recent and projected future taxable income and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies.  The estimates and assumptions used by the Company for these indemnification obligations forin computing the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were approximately $101,000 and $257,000, respectively.  Forincome taxes reflected in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 settlement costs incurred by the Company were $231,000 and $603,000, respectively. The Company does not limit its indemnification based on amounts ultimately collected from property owners.  

Income Taxes

Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of transactions reported in theaccompanying consolidated financial statements and consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes resulting primarilycould differ from the tax effects of temporary differences between financial andactual results reflected in the income tax reporting. Deferred tax assets and liabilitiesreturns filed during the subsequent year. Adjustments are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income inrecorded based on filed returns when finalized or the years in which those temporary differencesrelated adjustments are expected to be recovered or settled.identified.

Under ASC 740-10-30-5, Income Taxes, deferred tax assets should be reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more-likely-than-not (i.e., a likelihood of more than 50%) that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company considers all positive and negative evidence available in determining the potential realization of deferred tax assets including, primarily, the recent history of taxable earnings or losses. Based on operating losses reported by the


Company during 20172022 and 2016,2021, the Company concluded there was not sufficient positive evidence to overcome this recent operating history. As a result, the Company believesbelieved that a valuation allowance iswas necessary based on the more-likely-than-not threshold noted above. The Company had recorded a valuation allowance of approximately $4,182,000 as of $4,300,000 duringJune 30, 2022 and $3,246,000 as of December 31, 2021.

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Significant components of the quartertax expense (benefit) recognized in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the Three and Six Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 equal2022 and June 30, 2021 are as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

Current tax benefit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

(1,001,827

)

 

$

2,324,460

 

 

 

$

(1,363,542

)

 

$

3,238,298

 

State

 

 

(234,022

)

 

 

480,942

 

 

 

 

(282,124

)

 

 

670,019

 

Total current tax  expense (benefit)

 

 

(1,235,849

)

 

 

2,805,402

 

 

 

 

(1,645,666

)

 

 

3,908,317

 

Deferred tax expense

 

 

1,943,058

 

 

 

13,781

 

 

 

 

921,926

 

 

 

21,995

 

Change in tax rates

 

 

(211,815

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

(211,815

)

 

 

-

 

Valuation allowance (expense)

 

 

(495,394

)

 

 

(2,805,403

)

 

 

 

935,555

 

 

 

(3,913,048

)

Income tax (reduction) benefit

 

$

-

 

 

$

13,780

 

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

17,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The reconciliation of the income tax computed at the combined federal and state statutory rate of 24.6% and 25.4% for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2022 and 25.4% for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2021 to the income tax benefit is as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

June 30, 2021

 

Benefit on net loss

 

$

700,573

 

24.6%

 

$

2,818,684

 

25.4%

 

 

$

(731,566

)

25.4%

 

$

3,928,774

 

25.4%

 

Nondeductible expenses

 

 

6,636

 

0.2%

 

 

499

 

0.0%

 

 

 

7,826

 

-0.3%

 

 

1,538

 

0.0%

 

Valuation allowance (expense)

 

 

(495,394

)

(17.4)%

 

 

(2,805,403

)

(25.3)%

 

 

 

935,555

 

(32.4)%

 

 

(3,913,048

)

(25.3)%

 

Tax rate change

 

 

(211,815

)

(7.4)%

 

 

-

 

(—)%

 

 

 

(211,815

)

7.3%

 

 

-

 

(—)%

 

Tax benefit/effective rate

 

$

-

 

(—)%

 

$

13,780

 

0.1%

 

 

$

-

 

(—)%

 

$

17,264

 

0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The significant components of the Company’s deferred tax liabilities and assets as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are as follows: 

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As of June 30, 2022

 

 

As of December 31, 2021

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right to Use asset

 

$

(79,489

)

 

$

-

 

Deferred vendor stock compensation

 

 

(111,349

)

 

 

(261,323

)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(190,838

)

 

 

(261,323

)

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss carryforwards

 

 

3,884,170

 

 

 

2,101,401

 

Step up in basis at contribution to C-Corp

 

 

465,781

 

 

 

461,078

 

Stock option expense

 

 

2,395,939

 

 

 

669,959

 

Step up in basis - purchase of non-controlling interest

 

 

42,981

 

 

 

42,529

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

17,618

 

 

 

16,539

 

Right to Use assets

 

 

80,178

 

 

 

-

 

Digital asset impairment loss

 

 

95,730

 

 

 

-

 

Unrealized loss on securities

 

 

(2,609,537

)

 

 

216,284

 

Total deferred tax asset

 

 

4,372,860

 

 

 

3,507,790

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(4,182,022

)

 

 

(3,246,467

)

Net deferred tax asset (liability)

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

During the Six Months ended June 30, 2022, the Company offset $1.6 million of it’s tax recovery with $0.9 million of its netvaluation allowance, $0.9 million deferred tax asset at that date.

Prior tooffset in part by a $0.2 million tax change. During the initial public offering in October 2015,Six Months ended June 30, 2021, the taxable earningsCompany offset $3.9 million of the Predecessor were included in theit’s tax returnsexpense with $3.9 million of its members (separate limited liability companies)valuation allowance.

Note 5. Commitments and taxed depending on personal tax situations. In connection with the initial public offering, the members contributed ownership interests to the Company (a newly formed C-corporation) and all earnings subsequent to that date (October 23, 2015) are subject to Company-level taxes and reflected in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.Contingencies

Loss Per Share

Basic loss per share is calculated as net loss to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted loss per share for the period equals basic loss per share as the effect of any stock-based compensation awards or stock warrants would be anti-dilutive.

Stock-Based CompensationLeases

The Company records all equity-based incentive grantsleases certain office space, construction and office equipment, vehicles and temporary housing generally under non-cancelable operating leases. Leases with an initial term of one year or less are not recorded on the balance sheet, and the Company generally recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. As of June 30, 2022, the Company’s operating leases have remaining lease terms ranging from less than one year to employeesthree years, some of which include options to renew the leases. The exercise of lease renewal options is generally at the Company’s sole discretion. The Company’s leases do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating lease ROU assets and non-employee memberscurrent and long-term operating lease liabilities are separately stated on the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2022. ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The present value of future lease payments are discounted using either the implicit rate in the lease, if known, or the Company’s incremental borrowing rate for the specific lease as of the Company’s Boardlease commencement date. The ROU asset is also adjusted for any prepayments made or incentives received. The lease terms include options to extend or terminate the lease only to the extent it is reasonably certain any of Directors in operating expenses in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations based on their fair values determined on the date of grant. Stock-based compensationthose options will be exercised. Lease expense reduced for estimated forfeitures, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periodlease term. The Company accounts for lease components (e.g., fixed payments) separate from the non-lease components (e.g., common-area maintenance costs).The Company does not have any material financing leases

The Company’s office lease began July 15, 2019 and was due to expire on July 31, 2022. During the Three Months ended March 31, 2022 the Company exercised its option to extend its office lease to July 31, 2025. Due to the lease extension, the Company remeasured the lease liability and ROU asset associated with the lease. The Company accounted for the lease extension as a lease modification under ASC 842. At the effective date of modification, the Company recorded an adjustment to the right-of-use asset and lease liability in the amount of $300,787 based on the net present value of lease payments discounted using an estimated borrowing rate of 7.5%.

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The Company shares this space and the related costs associated with this operating lease with a related party (see Note 2) that also performs legal services associated with the collection of delinquent assessments.  The related party has a sub-lease for approximately $4,900 per month plus operating expenses.

Net rent expense recognized for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was approximately $28,600 and $52,000 for 2022 and $22,600 and 47,500 for 2021, respectively.

The following table presents supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

 

 

Balance Sheet Line Item

June 30, 2022

 

December 31,

2021

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROU assets

 

Right of use asset, net

$

313,629

 

$

59,969

 

Total lease assets

 

 

$

313,629

 

$

59,969

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current lease liabilities

 

Lease liability

$

90,030

 

$

68,002

 

Long-term lease liabilities

 

Lease liability

 

226,319

 

 

-

 

Total lease liabilities

 

 

$

316,349

 

$

68,002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)

 

 

 

3.13

 

 

0.60

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

 

 

7.49

%

 

6.55

%

The following table presents supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to operating leases for the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

 

Operating cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

 

 

$

(52,440

)

$

(50,353

)

 

 

Non-cashflow information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROU assets and operating lease obligation recognized

 

 

$

300,787

 

$

-

 

 

 

The following table presents maturities of operating lease liabilities on an undiscounted basis as of June 30, 2022:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Leases

 

 

 

 

 

2022 (excluding the six months ended June 30, 2022)

 

 

$

57,263

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

108,039

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

113,794

 

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

77,733

 

 

 

 

 

(less: imputed interest)

 

 

 

(40,480

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

316,349

 

 

 

 

 

Legal Proceedings

Except as described below, we are not currently a party to material pending or known threatened litigation proceedings. However, we frequently become party to litigation in the ordinary course of business, including either the prosecution or defense of claims arising from contracts by and between us and client Associations. Regardless of the award, which is generally the vesting termoutcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of the outstanding equity awards.prosecution, defense, and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.

Contingencies

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The Company accrues for contingent obligations, including estimated legal costs, when the obligation is probable and the amount is reasonably estimable. As facts concerning contingencies become known, the Company reassesses its position and makes appropriate adjustments to the consolidated financial statements. Estimates that are particularly sensitive to future changes include those related to tax, legal, and other regulatory matters. Solaris at Brickell Bay Condominium Association, Inc. v. LM Funding, LLC, Case No: 2014-20043-C, was brought before the Circuit Court

On March 9, 2022, legal counsel to a purported stockholder of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade Civil Division on July 31, 2014. On August 4, 2017, an orderCompany threatened to file a direct and derivative complaint  alleging breaches of fiduciary duty by the court wasCompany’s officers and directors, primarily with respect to (i) the Amended and Restated Employment Agreements entered on Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Approvalinto by the Company with each of Class Action Settlement Agreement.   The motion ofMr. Rodgers and Mr. Russell in October 2021; (ii) the Plaintiff, Solaris at Brickell Bay Condominium Association, Inc., individually and on behalf of the certified plaintiff class (“Plaintiffs”), for approval of the Class Action Settlement Agreement with Defendant LM Funding, LLC was granted.  LMF, despite its belief that it is not liableactions taken at our 2021 annual meeting of stockholders in December 2021; (iii) payments made to Business Law Group, P.A. in exchange for the claims asserted and has good defenses thereto, has nevertheless agreed to enter into this Agreement in order to: (1) avoid any further expense, inconvenience, and distraction of burdensome and protracted litigation and its consequential negative financial effects to LMF’s operations; (2) obtain the releases, orders, and final judgment contemplated by this Agreement; and (3) put to rest and terminate with finality all claims that have been or could have been asserted against LMF by the Class arising from the facts alleged in the Lawsuit and allow LMF to continue its operational model helping associations. In the Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County,services provided pursuant to the agreement subsequently reachedServices Agreement between counsel, allthe Company and Business Law Group; and (iv) strategic advisory agreements entered into by us in connection with our planned cryptocurrency mining business. On May 20, 2022, the Company and the purported stockholder agreed to a settlement of the stockholder’s alleged claims under which the Company is required actionsto seek a new independent director to replace Joel Rodgers within six months of the settlement date, engage a compensation consultant to review certain sections of the Company’s executive employment agreements within ninety days of the settlement date, make changes in response to the consultant’s recommendation within six months of the settlement date and deadlines set forth inpay the Parties’ Class Action Settlement Agreement, approved ofattorney fees and other related legal costs incurred by the Courtcounterparty in its Order Granting Preliminary Approvalan amount of same, dated August 3, 2017, are currently stayed$275,000.  The settlement payment is included within "Professional Fees" within our consolidated statements of operations for the Three and again extendedSix Months ended June 30, 2022.

Note 6. Stockholders’ Equity

Stock Options

The 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan provides for thirty (30) more days, effective October 18, 2017. On October 5,the issuance of stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance shares,

performance units, restricted stock, restricted stock units, shares of our common stock, dividend equivalent units, incentive cash

awards or other awards based on our common stock. Awards may be granted alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or (subject to the

2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan’s prohibitions on repricing) in substitution for any other award (or any other award granted under

another plan of ours or of any of our affiliates).

The following is a continuationsummary of the abatementstock option plan activity during the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

Number of

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

 

Options

 

 

Exercise Price

 

 

Options

 

 

Exercise Price

 

Options Outstanding at Beginning of the year

 

 

3,956,827

 

 

$

6.22

 

 

 

3,860

 

 

$

302.55

 

Granted

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Exercised

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Adjustment

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Forfeited

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Outstanding at June 30,

 

 

3,956,827

 

 

$

6.22

 

 

 

3,860

 

 

$

302.55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Exercisable at June 30,

 

 

37,794

 

 

$

34.60

 

 

 

3,860

 

 

$

302.55

 

Stock compensation expense recognized for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2022 was grantedapproximately $ 3.3 million and $6.6 million, respectively, and $nil for sixty (60) days from the dateThree and Six Months ended June 30, 2021. There was $10.2 million of unrecognized compensation cost associated with unvested stock options as of June 30, 2022.

The aggregate intrinsic value of the order inoutstanding common stock options as of each of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was approximately $0 and $0, respectively.

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Stock Issuance

In the District Court of Appeal of Florida Third District. Theyear ended December 31, 2021, the Company has accrued the costs of $505,000issued 73,940 shares to management as part of their employment contracts of which $229,500 was expensed. The shares were physically issued in February 2022.

The Company issued 200,000 shares on November 4, 2021 pursuant to an agreement that is for one year with two vendors who provide consulting in the class action settlement agreement.blockchain and crypto currency field.  The settlement amount is contingent upon the Company obtaining financing within the allotted timeframetotal fair value of the settlement agreement.     

Risksstock at the time of issuance was approximately $1,318,000 of which we expensed approximately $329,500 and Uncertainties

Funding amounts are secured by a priority lien position provided under Florida law (see discussion above regarding Florida Statute 718.116). However, inapproximately $659,000 during the event the first mortgage holder takes title to the property, the amount payable by the mortgagee to satisfy the priority lien is capped under this same statuteThree and would generally only be sufficient to reimburse the Company for funding amounts noted above for delinquent assessments. Amounts paid by the mortgagee would not generally reimburse the Company for interest, administrative late fees, and collection costs. Even though the Company does not recognize these charges as revenues until collected, its business model and long-term viability is dependent on its ability to collect these charges.Six Months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.

In the event a delinquent unit owner files for bankruptcy protection, the Company may at its option be reimbursed by the association for the amounts funded (i.e., purchase price) and all collection rights are re-assigned to the association.


 

Non-cash OperatingWarrants

The following is a summary of the warrant activity during the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 and Investing Activities2021:

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

Number of

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

 

Warrants

 

 

Exercise Price

 

 

Warrants

 

 

Exercise Price

 

Warrants outstanding at beginning of the year

 

 

7,702,441

 

 

$

5.00

 

 

 

2,718,012

 

 

$

4.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Exercised

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,326,112)

 

 

 

4.08

 

     Terminated

 

 

(25,000)

 

 

 

4.50

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants outstanding and exercisable at June 30,

 

 

7,677,441

 

 

$

5.00

 

 

 

391,900

 

 

$

4.35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During the three and nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2022, 25,000 warrants expired. During the Six Months ended June 30, 2021, the Company acquired unencumbered titlereceived approximately $9.5 million upon the exercise by warrant holders of warrants for approximately 2.3 million shares.  There was also a cashless warrant exercise for approximately 129,800 shares on January 29, 2021. The aggregate intrinsic value of the outstanding common stock warrants as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was approximately $0 and $177,000 respectively.

Note 7. Investments

Short-term Investments – convertible debt securities

The Company entered into an agreement with BORQS Technologies Inc. (“Borqs”) (Nasdaq: BRQS) in February 2021 under which the Company agreed to purchase Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (“Notes”) of Borqs up to an aggregate principal amount of $5 million.  The Company’s purchase of the Notes was a part of a larger transaction in which an aggregate of $20 million in Notes were sold by Borqs in a private transaction to several institutional and individual investors, including the Company.  The Notes become due in February 2023, have an annual interest rate of 8%, are convertible into ordinary shares of Borqs at a 10% discount from the market price, and have 90% warrant coverage (with the warrants exercisable at 110% of the conversion price. The Company received 2,922,078 warrants which had a nominal value on the grant date. One-third of the Notes ($1,666,667) were funded by the Company at the execution of definitive agreements for the transaction, and two-thirds of the Notes ($3,333,333) were purchased and funded upon the satisfaction of certain propertiesconditions, including effectiveness of a registration statement that was deemed effective on May 3, 2021 and the Company completed this funding on May 6, 2021.  In June 2021, the Company exercised a cashless exercise of the Borqs warrants and received 5,956,544 common shares of Borqs. The Company subsequently sold those Borqs common shares in June 2021 and recognized $8.5 million in proceeds, all of which was recognized as a resultrealized gain on securities in 2021.

As of foreclosure proceedings.  Properties were recorded at fair value less cost to dispose of approximately $135,000, forJune 30, 2021 the nine months ended September 30, 2016. There were no unencumbered properties acquired duringCompany considered the three months ended September 30, 2016. The fair value of these properties was first appliedthe Borqs convertible note to recoverbe equal to the Company’s initial investment with any remaining proceeds applied to interest, late fees, and other amounts owed by the property owner. There were no unencumbered properties acquired and recorded at fair value of the stock on June 30, 2021 or $1.45 per share times the number of shares that it could be converted into based on a conversion price of $0.972 or 5,233,475 shares with an aggregate fair value of $7,588,538. As of June 30, 2021, the re-measurement resulted in an unrealized gain of $2,501,600 which is included within “Unrealized gain on convertible debt security” in the consolidated statements of operations for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2021.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company converted $4,100,000 of the outstanding principal under the Notes plus accrued interest of $131,760 into 5,960,829 shares of Borqs. The Company sold 1,064,935 shares in the year ending December 31,

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2021 and classified the remaining shares as marketable securities. The remaining 4,895,894 shares were sold during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Revenue Recognition - On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09—Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),first quarter of 2022 which provided new accounting guidance regarding revenue recognition, andresulted in a realized loss of $395 thousand which is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company has not yet evaluated the impact of this new guidancereflected in ‘Realized gain on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Debt Issue Costs - In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest – Imputation of interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (“ASU 2015-03”).  The amended guidance requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presentedsecurities’ in the balance sheet as a direct deduction fromconsolidated statements of operations within the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts.  Six Months ended June 30, 2022. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs is not affected by the amendments in this ASU.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Debt issue costs deducted from the carryingremaining principal amount of the related debt liability in the accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheets were $25,474 and $99,396, respectively, as of September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016.

Leases In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, which requires the recognition of assets and liabilities arising from lease transactions on the balance sheet and the disclosure of additional information about leasing arrangements. Under the new guidance, for all leases,Notes plus accrued interest expense and amortization of the right to use assets will be recorded for leases determined to be financing leases and straight-line lease expense will be recorded for leases determined to be operating leases. Lessees will initially recognize assets for the right to use the leased assets and liabilities for the obligations created by those leases. The new accounting standard must be adopted using a modified retrospective approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. The accounting standard is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently in the process of assessing what impact this new standard may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Credit Losses – In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses which establishes a new approach for credit impairment based on an expected loss model rather than an incurred loss model. The standard requires the consideration of all available relevant information when estimating expected credit losses, including past events, current conditions and forecasts and their implications for expected credit losses.  The guidance is effective January 1, 2020 with a one-year early adoption permitted.  The Company is evaluating the impact of the new guidance.

Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date which the condensed consolidated financial statements were issued.  Refer to Note 6. Subsequent Events, for further discussion.  

2. DUE FROM RELATED PARTY

A substantial portion of the legal services for the Company associated with the collection of delinquent assessments from property owners are performed by a law firm, Business Law Group (“BLG”), which was owned solely by Bruce M. Rodgers, the Chief Executive Officer of LMFA, until and through the date of conversion ($965,096) was converted into common shares of Borqs at a conversion price of $0.25 per share or 3,863,200 shares. A gain of $287,778 was recognized on the initial public offering. Followingconversion of the offering, Mr. Rodgers transferred his interest in BLGconvertible debt to other attorneys at the firm through a redemption of his interestcommon shares and is included within “Realized gain on convertible debt securities” in the firm, and BLG is now under controlconsolidated statements of those lawyers. BLG has historically performed collection work primarily on a deferred billing basis wherein the law firm receives payment for services rendered upon collection from the property owners or at amounts ultimately subject to negotiations with the Company.

Amounts collected from property owners and paid to BLGoperations for the threeThree and nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022. Subsequent to the conversion, the 3,863,200 shares were approximately $291,000 and $841,000, respectively.  Amounts collected from property owners and paid to BLGsold which resulted in a realized gain of $45 thousand which is included within ‘Realized gain on securities’ in the consolidated statements of operations for the threeThree and nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016 were approximately $281,000 and $946,000, respectively.  BLG also recognizes revenue through2022.

Short-term investments in convertible debt securities consist of the following:


 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible note

$

-

 

 

$

539,351

 

 

$

7,588,538

 

End of period

$

-

 

 

$

539,351

 

 

$

7,588,538

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

$

539,351

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

-

 

Investment in convertible debt security

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,000,000

 

Accrued interest income on debt security

 

17,753

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,938

 

Unrealized gain on convertible debt security

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,501,600

 

Convertible debt and interest converted into marketable shares

 

(844,882

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized gain on conversion into marketable shares

 

287,778

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of period

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,588,538

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

its general counsel activities it performs for various associations.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, BLG recognized revenue of approximately $6,000 and $34,000, respectively, related to general counsel work. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, BLG recognized revenue of approximately $2,000 and 20,000, respectively, related to general counsel work. As of September 30, 2017 and

In December 31, 2016, receivables from property owners for charges ultimately payable to BLG approximate $3,920,000 and $4,385,000, respectively.

Under the related party agreement with BLG in effect during 2017 as well as the previous related party agreement, the Company pays all costs (lien filing fees, process and serve costs) incurred in connection with the collection of amounts due from property owners.  Any recovery of these collection costs are accounted for as a reduction in expense incurred.  The Company incurred expenses related to these types of costs of approximately $128,000 and $394,000, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.  The Company incurred expenses of $188,000 and $381,000, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, related to collection costs. Recoveries during three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 related to those costs were approximately $91,000 and $258,000, respectively. The Company recognized collection costs recoveries of $80,000 and $265,000, respectively for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.  Following the change in ownership of BLG discussed above, the Company began paying BLG a monthly fee of $7,000 per month plus a minimum fee of $700 per unit in those payoff events where the collection amount was limited to the Super Lien Amount. Effective January 1, 2017,2020, the Company entered into a newLoan Agreement (the “Investor Loan Agreement”) with a private investor (“Investor”) pursuant to which the Investor agreed to provide consulting services agreement with BLG which partially alters the traditional deferred billing arrangement noted above.  Under the new agreement, the Company pays BLG a fixed monthly fee of $82,000 per month for services rendered.  The Company continues to pay BLG a minimum per unit fee of $700 in any case where there is a collection event and BLG receives no payment from the property owner.  This provision has been expanded to also include any unit where the Company has taken title to the unitmake one or where the association has terminated its contract with either BLG or the Company.  Legal fees chargedmore non-recourse loans to the Company in a principal amount of up to the purchase price of the Borqs loan receivables purchased by BLG in excessthe Company. The Investor Loan Agreement does not provide a fixed rate of amounts collected from property owners for the threeinterest, and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were approximately $266,000 and $787,000, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company incurred legal fees chargedand Investor agreed to split the net proceeds from the Company sales of the settlement shares, with the Company receiving one-third of the net proceeds after a return of Investor’s principal and the Investor receiving return of principal plus two-thirds of the net proceeds thereafter.

As part of that transaction in which funding began in January 2021 and in which transactions occurred during the Six Months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recognized a $5.7 million gain on the Borqs loan receivables loan transaction in which we acquired $18.2 million of Borqs debt for $15.5 million and converted the debt into Borqs common stock and subsequently sold such shares for $32.6 million, provided $11.3 million to the Investor and realized a $5.7 million gain. That transaction was completed by BLG in theJune 30, 2021.

Note Receivable – related party

On February 1, 2022, LMAO issued an unsecured promissory note to LMFAO Sponsor LLC, pursuant to which LMAO may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $31,000$500,000 to be used for a portion of LMAO’s expenses. On July 28, 2022 (effective as of June 30, 2022), the aggregate principal limit was increased to $1,750,000. The loan is non-interest bearing, unsecured and $107,000, respectively.  due at the earlier of the 24 month anniversary of LMAO’s initial public offering or the closing of its initial business combination. As of June 30, 2022, LMAO had drawn down $910,000 under the promissory note with LMFAO Sponsor LLC to pay for offering expenses.

Short-term investments – debt securities

Short-term investments held to maturity in debt securities consist of the following:

The Company also shares office spaceentered into a secured promissory note and related common expensesloan agreement with BLG.  All shared expenses, including rent, are chargedSymbiont.IO, Inc. (“Symbiont”) on December 1, 2021 under which the Company agreed to lend Symbiont an aggregate principal amount of up to $3 million. The outstanding principal amount under the note will bear interest at a rate of 16% per annum. The outstanding principal, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, becomes due and payable on December 1, 2022. The Symbiont note is secured by a first priority perfected security interest in the assets of Symbiont. Concurrently with the execution of the Symbiont note, the Company and Symbiont entered into a First Refusal

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and Purchase Option Agreement, dated December 1, 2021 (the “ROFR Agreement”), to provide the Company with certain rights relating to the legal firm based on an estimatepotential purchase of actual usage.  Any expensesthe capital stock or assets of BLG paid bySymbiont. Pursuant to the terms of the ROFR Agreement, in the event that Symbiont expects to accept a third-party offer that would result in a sale of Symbiont, then the Company thatwill have not been reimbursedthe first right and option to purchase, upon the same terms and conditions as the third-party offer, the assets or settled against other amounts are reflectedcapital stock of Symbiont, subject to certain terms and exclusions as due from related partiesdescribed in the accompanyingROFR Agreement.  The Company’s rights under the ROFR Agreement are assignable to third parties. The ROFR Agreement will expire on December 1, 2022. Upon the occurrence of any event of default, the Company may, under its sole and absolute discretion, elect to convert the total outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest into shares of common stock of Symbiont at a conversion price per share equal to $3.0642 (subject to adjustment for any stock splits, reverse stock splits and similar changes in the capital stock of Symbiont). As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there was $185,863 and $27,178 of accrued interest included in Short-term investments – debt securities.

As part of a $2 million loan to Symbiont in December 2021, the Company received 700,000 warrants. Each warrant is immediately exercisable at a purchase price of $3.0642 per share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, and will expire on December 1, 2026. The Company determined the warrants to have a nominal value at inception and as of June 30, 2022 due to lack of marketability.

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

Symbiont.IO Note Receivable

$

2,185,863

 

 

$

2,027,178

 

 

$

-

 

End of period

$

2,185,863

 

 

$

2,027,178

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

Beginning of year

$

2,027,178

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

-

 

Accrued interest income on debt security

 

158,685

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

Unrealized loss

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

End of period

$

2,185,863

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable Securities

Our marketable equity securities are publicly traded stocks measured at fair value using quoted prices for identical assets in active markets and classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy. Marketable equity securities as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are as follows:

 

 

Cost

 

 

Cost of Shares Sold

 

 

Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable equity securities, June 30, 2022

 

$

2,976,933

 

 

$

(2,915,813

)

 

$

(23,900

)

 

$

37,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable equity securities, December 31, 2021

 

 

4,766,349

 

 

$

(1,246,708

)

 

 

(1,387,590

)

 

 

2,132,051

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2022, the Company sold 3,863,200 and 8,759,094 shares, respectively, of Borqs shares for approximately $890 thousand and $2,318 thousand, respectively. The Company realized a net gain (loss) of $45 thousand and ($350) thousand for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. The net gain (loss) is included within "Realized gain (loss) on securities" within our consolidated statements of operations.

Long-term Investments

In connection with LMF Acquisition Opportunities Inc (“LMAO”) initial public offering in January 2021, the Company’s affiliate LMFA Sponsor LLC purchased an aggregate 5,738,000 private placement warrants from LMAO (“Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per whole warrant. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for one share of LMAO’s Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, and as such meets the definition of a derivative as outlined within ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. The Private Placement Warrants are recorded at fair value and are classified in long-term "Investments" on the consolidated balance sheet. Amounts receivable from BLGThe fair value of the Private Placement Warrants is classified as level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as the calculation is dependent upon company specific adjustments to the observable trading price of LMAO’s public warrants for lack of marketability and related risk of

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forfeiture should no business combination occur. Subsequent changes in fair value will be recorded in the income statement during the period of the change. As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, our re-measurement resulted in an unrealized loss of approximately $433,000 and $1,457,000 Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2022 and approximately $506,000 unrealized gain and $3,443,000 unrealized loss for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2021. The unrealized loss is included within "Unrealized gain (loss) on investment and equity securities" within our consolidated statements of operations.

Long-term investments as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were approximately $1,661,000 and $1,661,000, respectively.

During 2016, the Company experienced a decline in collection events that affected revenues both to the Company and BLG. The significant balance in the receivable noted above reflects the decision by the Company to advance funds to BLG based on the amount of their unpaid legal fees due from property owners. The Company expects repaymentconsist of the receivable amount as collection events return to historical levels.      following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LMF Acquisition Opportunities Inc. warrants

$

516,420

 

 

$

1,973,413

 

 

$

2,295,200

 

 

 

End of period

$

516,420

 

 

$

1,973,413

 

 

$

2,295,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

$

1,973,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

Investments in affiliate

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,738,000

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on investment in affiliate

 

(1,456,993

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,442,800

)

 

 

End of period

$

516,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,295,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliates

 

3. OTHER ASSETS

The following table summarizes the Company’s other assets.

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Real estate assets owned

 

$

281,200

 

 

$

734,727

 

Fixed assets, net

 

 

83,849

 

 

 

109,938

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

288,250

 

 

 

203,738

 

 

 

$

653,299

 

 

$

1,048,403

 


4. LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

 

 

September 30,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

Financing agreement with Premium Assignment Corporation.  Down payment of $19,000 was required upfront and equal installment payments of approximately $7,806 to be made over a 10 month period.  Annualized interst is 5.09%.

 

$

62,445

 

 

$

-

 

Promissory note issued to a financial institution, bearing interest at 8%, interest payable monthly, and principal payments due quarterly. Secured by all of the Company’s rights, title, interest, claims, and demands associated with certain condominium units held in LMF SPE #2, LLC and all cash held in LMF SPE #2, LLC. Accrued interest is due monthly beginning January 29, 2015. Under the amended debt agreement, principal payments recommence in July, 2017. Principal payments have not been paid as management is in the process of obtaining new financing as well as in discussions with the lender regarding alternative payment schedules.  Note matures on April 30, 2018 and can be prepaid at any time without penalty. Principal balances for this promissory note were $4,540,274 and $4,540,274, respectively, as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.  Unamortized debt issuance costs were $24,224 and $96,896, respectively, as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

 

 

4,516,050

 

 

 

4,443,378

 

Promissory note issued to a financial institution, bearing interest at 6% plus one month Libor, principal payments of $60,000 per month plus interest due through maturity on February 1, 2018. This loan is collateralized by all of the accounts receivable, contract rights, and lien rights arising from or relating to collection of Association payments made by the Company relating to certain accounts as well as all deposit accounts and cash of LMF October 2010 Fund, LLC. LM Funding, LLC and its members guaranteed this loan.  Principal balances for this promissory note were $180,000 and $720,000, respectively, as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Unamortized debt issuance costs were $1,250 and $2,500, respectively, as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

 

 

178,750

 

 

 

717,500

 

 

 

$

4,757,245

 

 

$

5,160,878

 

Minimum required principal payments on the Company’s debt as of September 30, 2017 are as follows:

Years Ending

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

2017

 

$

1,105,947

 

2018

 

 

3,676,772

 

 

 

 

4,782,719

 

Unamortized debt issue costs

 

 

(25,474

)

 

 

$

4,757,245

 

Under the amended debt agreement with Heartland Bank, principal payments recommenced in July 2017.  See Note 5 below and Note 6. Subsequent events for further discussion.

5. MANAGEMENT’S PLANS

On August 27, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-05, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s ability to Continue as a Going Concern, which requires management to assess a Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year from financial statement issuance and to provide related footnote disclosures in certain circumstances.LMF Acquisition Opportunities Inc.

 

The Company has debt obligations arising within one yearis the sponsor of LMF Acquisition Opportunities, Inc. (“LMAO”), a special purpose acquisition company that if not refinancedcompleted an initial public offering in January 2021.   Prior to LMAO’s initial public offering, LMFA Sponsor LLC (“Sponsor”), a 70% owned subsidiary of the Company, organized and initially capitalized LMAO by a $25,000 purchase of Class B shares par value $0.0001 per share, of LMAO. At the time of the initial public offering of LMAO, Sponsor purchased Private Placement Warrants that allow it to purchase 5,738,000 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50.  The Class B shares and Private Placement Warrants were issued to and are held by Sponsor.  The shares of Class B common stock of LMAO held by Sponsor will raise substantial doubt aboutautomatically convert into shares of LMAO’s Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis at the Company’s abilitytime of LMAO’s initial business combination and are subject to continue as a going concern as defined by ASU 2014-05.  Management has performed its assessment as required by ASU 2014-05 and has concluded that it is probable that its plans as discussed below will mitigate the conditions that raise substantial doubt. certain transfer restrictions.

 


The Company didregistration statement for LMAO’s initial public offering (the “LMAO IPO”) was declared effective on January 25, 2021 and on January 28, 2021, LMAO consummated the LMAO IPO with the sale of 10,350,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the shares of Class A common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $103,500,000. The Units trade on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol “LMAOU”. After the securities comprising the units began separate trading on March 18, 2021, the shares of Class A common stock and warrants were listed on NASDAQ under the symbols “LMAO” and “LMAOW,” respectively.  Simultaneously with the closing of the LMAO IPO, LMAO consummated the sale of the Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to Sponsor generating gross proceeds of $5,738,000.

As a result of the LMAO IPO, we ceased having a controlling financial interest in LMAO as of January 28, 2021Additionally, as our retained investment in LMAO qualifies for equity-method accounting, we were required to remeasure our retained interest in LMAO at fair value and include any resulting adjustments as part of a gain or loss recognized on deconsolidation. The fair value calculation related to our retained interest in LMAO is dependent upon company-specific adjustments applied to the observable trading price of LMAO’s Class A common stock.

The Company’s investment in LMAO is held through a 69.5% equity interest in Sponsor. The LMAO IPO closed on January 28, 2021 and proceeds from LMAO’s IPO totaled $103.5 million. If LMAO does not pay its quarterly principal paymentscomplete a business combination within 18 months from the closing of LMAO’s IPO, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants (after LMAO IPO transaction costs) will be used to its senior lender due on or around July 1, 2017fund the redemption of the shares sold in the LMAO IPO (subject to the requirements of applicable law), and October 1, 2017the private warrants will expire without value. The Sponsor holds approximately 20% of the total common shares (Class A and Class B) in LMAO along with the 5,738,000 Private Placement Warrants. The Sponsor is presently in discussion regarding alternative payment schedules.  Presentlymanaged by the senior lender has to date not demanded payment or issued the Company any kind of letter regarding default. Company. The Company has determined that as a historyresult of refinancing debtthe LMAO IPO, we ceased having a controlling financial interest in LMAO as of January 25, 2021. The

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Company, therefore, accounts for its interest in LMAO under the equity method of accounting. Additionally, as our retained investment in LMAO qualifies for equity-method accounting, we were required to remeasure our retained interest at fair value and managementinclude any resulting adjustments as part of a gain or loss recognized on deconsolidation. The fair value calculation related to our retained interest in LMAO is confident that it will be abledependent upon company-specific adjustments applied to successfully refinanceboth the current debt obligations and/or obtain new financing to pay offobservable trading price of LMAO’s Class A common stock and the existing debt obligations. Management is confident that it will be able to obtain new financing mainlyrelated risk of forfeiture should LMAO not consummate a business combination.

On April 21, 2022, LMF Acquisition Opportunities, Inc. (“LMAO”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with LMF Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of LMAO, and SeaStar Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

As of June 30, 2022 due to the progression of the pending merger with SeaStar Medical, Inc. the Company recalculated the fair value of its collateral base, real estate owned properties that are unencumbered byour interest in LMAO which included a first mortgage, as well as the unsecured claims still owed to LMF and its clients. See Note. 6 Subsequent Events for further discussion regarding obtaining new financing.  If management is not able to finalize a financing agreement, this will increase the likelihoodreassessment of the Company’s inability to continue as a going concern.  If the financing agreement is not completed in a timely manner, management has alternative plans in place that would assist with mitigating the risk of its inability to continue as a going concern. The Companyforfeiture. Based on the work performed, we concluded that the risk of forfeiture has sufficient liquidity resources available for operations while management obtains a new financing agreement.  Although the Company experienced significant operating losses in 2016decreased and through September 30, 2017, management believes that there have been positive financial trends in 2017.  Management has realized significant expense reductions starting in September 2016 particularly within staff costs and payroll, as well as settlement costs with associations. Management also expects a significant reduction in legal expenses going forward as there has been a significant decrease in the number of outstanding claims against the Company compared to prior years. Management intends to undertake additional expense reduction measures until financing is finalized in order to preserve liquidity. In addition, Management has also implemented new sales programs that are resulting in increases in unit acquisitions. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016 new unit acquisitions were 312 and 298, respectively. The Company has also acquired a large real estate base which management has elected to sell a portion of units to increase our liquidity. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, the Company sold six real estate properties for a net amount of approximately $369,000 which assisted with providing additional liquidity for operations. In October 2017, the Company sold one real estate property for a net of approximately $29,000. The Company currently owns six properties with an approximate value of $296,000 that it can sell as necessary. We expect to generate additional liquidity through the monetization of additional real estate as deemed necessary and with additional debt financing actions. We expect these actions will be executed in alignment with the anticipated timing of our liquidity needs. We also continue to explore ways to unlock value across a range of assets, including exploring ways to maximize the value of our unsecured claims.retained interest has increased. As a result of the remeasurement of our retained interest in LMAO, we recognized an unrealized gain on securities of $12.7 million and $4.6 million for the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, within "Unrealized gain (loss) on investment and equity securities" within our consolidated statements of operations.

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LMF Acquisition Opportunities Inc. common stock

$

17,362,125

 

 

$

4,676,130

 

 

$

4,615,583

 

 

 

End of period

$

17,362,125

 

 

$

4,676,130

 

 

$

4,615,583

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

$

4,676,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

25,000

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on investment in affiliate

 

12,685,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,590,583

 

 

 

End of period

$

17,362,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,615,583

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We believe that the actions discussed above mitigate the substantial doubt raised by our recent operating losses and refinancing needs and satisfy our estimated liquidity needs 12 months

The net unrealized gain on securities from the issuance ofCompany’s investment in LMAO’s Class B shares and warrants totaled $12.2 million and $11.2 million, respectively for the financial statements.  However, we cannot predict, with certainty,Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2022 and $0.5 million and $1.1 million for the outcome of our actions to generate liquidity, including the availability of additional debt financing, or whether such actions would generate the expected liquidity as currently planned. The inability to obtain financing would raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Additionally, a failure to generate additional liquidity could negatively impact our ability to acquire units.Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2021.

 

 

6. SUBSEQUENT EVENTSNote 8. Deposits on Mining Equipment and Hosting

On September 8, 2021, the Company entered into a sale and purchase agreement (the “First Bitmain Purchase Agreement”) with Bitmain Technologies Limited (“Seller”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase, and Seller agreed to supply to the Company, an aggregate of 1,002 Bitcoin S19J Pro Antminer cryptocurrency mining machines for an aggregate purchase price of $6.3 million (the “Mining Machines”).

On October 6, 2021, the Company entered into an additional sale and purchase agreement (the “Second Purchase Agreement” and, collectively with the First Bitmain Purchase Agreement, the Purchase Agreements) with Seller pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase, and Seller agreed to supply to the Company, an aggregate of 4,044 mining machines for an aggregate purchase price of $25.3 million. The Purchase Agreement provides for delivery of the Mining Machines in batches over an estimated delivery timeframe starting in April 2022 and continuing through September 2022. This contract allowed for a reduction in purchase price if Bitcoin price declined prior to shipment. As such we have been provided various credits over the Six Month ended June 30, 2022 as Bitcoin declined to approximately $19,000. The Purchase Agreements require the Company to pay a nonrefundable amount of 25% of the total purchase price for the Mining Machines within 7 days of the date of the signing of the respective Purchase Agreement, an additional 35% of the batch price at least 6 months prior to shipment of such batch, and the remaining 40% of each batch price one month prior to the shipment of the batch.  The Purchase Agreements contain other customary terms, provisions, and conditions. During 2021 the Company paid $7.9 million for the 25% as a deposit and $5.7 million for the 35% batch price for the machines. During the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 the Company paid an additional $11.2 million to Bitmain Technologies Limited for deposits related to mining equipment and payments of $285 thousand were made to various shipping vendors for transportation and customs costs related to the equipment. We have received 2,521 machines as of June 30, 2022. Since the inception of our contract with Bitmain, we have paid an aggregate of approximately $25.1 million to Bitmain and related vendors relating to the purchase of these machines through June 30, 2022, and expect to pay an additional $1.0 million under the Bitmain contract through the completion of the delivery of the machines.

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In 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with Miami based Bit5ive subsidiary Uptime Armory LLC to manufacture 18 Pod5ive specialty containers for approximately $3.1 million and paid $2.4 million as a non-refundable deposit for the containers. None of the containers have been delivered as of June 30, 2022. The Company also entered into a hosting agreement with Uptime Hosting LLC (the “Hosting Agreement”) to house and service LMFA’s mining machines for $0.06 per kilowatt and the Company paid $0.8 million in 2021 as a deposit for the hosting services and an additional deposit for each container three months prior to delivery at the hosting site of $44 thousand and a final deposit for each container one month prior to arrival at the hosting site of $44 thousand. On June 29, 2022 the Company entered into a mutual termination agreement pursuant to which the parties agreed to terminate the Hosting Agreement. The $788 thousand deposit paid for hosting services under the Hosting Agreement is refundable and is included within Prepaid expenses and other assets on the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2022.

 

ManagementOn June 21, 2022, the “Company entered into a Master Agreement, dated effective as of June 20, 2022, with Compute North LLC (“Compute North”) under which Compute North has agreed to host up to 4,200 of LMFA’s S19J Pro Antminer Machines (S19J) (100 TH/s) (“Bitmain Miner Machines”) and provide colocation, management and other services (the “Master Agreement”). The term of the Master Agreement is for 60 months, subject to earlier termination in negotiations with several entitiesspecified circumstances. The Company paid a $1.3 million non-refundable co-location deposit on June 21, 2022 under the Master Agreement.  The hosting cost under the Master Agreement is expected to provide financingbe approximately $21,000 per day when all hosted machines become fully operational.

The Company classifies deposit payments within Deposits on mining equipment and hosting in the consolidated balance sheet. As mining machines are received, the respective cost of the mining machines plus the related shipping and customs fees are reclassified from Deposits on mining equipment and hosting to assistFixed assets, net in the consolidated balance sheet. Refer to Note 9. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company has a total of approximately $14.5 and $16.8 million, respectively, classified as Deposits on mining equipment and approximately $15.1 million and $0 , respectively, classified as Fixed assets, net in the consolidated balance sheet under these payment arrangements.

Note 9. Fixed Assets, net

The components of fixed assets as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are as follows:

 

 

Useful Life (Years)

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Mining machines

 

5

 

$

15,058,872

 

 

 

-

 

Furniture, computer and office equipment

 

3-5

 

 

213,022

 

 

 

199,786

 

Gross fixed assets

 

 

 

 

15,271,894

 

 

 

199,786

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

 

(186,973

)

 

 

(181,872

)

Fixed assets, net

 

 

 

$

15,084,921

 

 

$

17,914

 

As of June 30, 2022, 2,521 mining machines have been received but have not yet been placed into service, therefore, depreciation has 0t commenced on these assets.

The Company’s depreciation expense related to furniture, computer and office equipment recognized for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was approximately $2,000 and $5,100 for 2022 and $3,300 and $5,000 for 2021, respectively.

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Note 10. Digital Assets

Digital assets consist of the following:

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bitcoin

$

408,879

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

End of period

$

408,879

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

Beginning of Year

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Purchase of digital assets

 

 

1,286,586

 

 

 

-

 

GUSD Earned on digital assets

 

 

5,658

 

 

 

-

 

Sale of digital assets

 

 

(505,658

)

 

 

 

 

Impairment loss

 

 

(377,707

)

 

 

-

 

End of Period

 

$

408,879

 

 

$

-

 

During the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2022, the Company purchased and received an aggregate of 21.5 Bitcoin for approximately $787 thousand. These digital assets are recorded at cost, net of any impairment losses incurred since acquisition. During the Three and Six months ended June 30, 2022, we recorded approximately $378,000 of impairment losses on such digital assets. As of June 30, 2022, the carrying value of our digital assets held was approximately $409,000, which reflects the cumulative impairment. The impairment loss was included within “Impairment loss on digital assets” within the consolidated statements of operations.

During the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2022, the Company purchased and received an aggregate of $0 and $500 thousand, respectively, in Gemini Dollars (GUSD). GUSD earns additional Gemini dollars, of which we earned approximately $1 thousand and $5.6 thousand GUSD during the Three and Six months ended June 30, 2022 which was recorded as “Digital assets other income” in the consolidated statements of operation. During the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2022, the Company did 0t record any impairment losses on GUSD. The Company sold all of the GUSD during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for approximately $506 thousand, which was equal to its carrying value.

Note 11. Subsequent Events

On July 29, 2022, LMAO issued a press release announcing that its board of directors elected to extend the date by which LMAO has to consummate a business combination from July 29, 2022 to October 29, 2022 (the “Extension”), as permitted under LMAO’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. In connection with the Company’s liquidity needs and debt obligations.  Management expectsExtension, LMFAO Sponsor deposited an aggregate of $1,035,000 (representing $0.10 per public share of LMAO) into LMAO’s trust account on July 29, 2022.  This deposit was made in respect of a non-interest bearing loan to have a new financing agreement in placeLMAO (the “Extension Loan”).  LMAO anticipates repaying the loan upon the completion of an initial business combination. If LMAO does not complete its initial business combination by October 29, 2022, LMAO will only repay the endExtension Loan from funds held outside of the year. The Company expects its current liquidity resources available for operations to be sufficient while management completes a new financing agreement.trust account.  

 


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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes for the Six Months ended June 30, 2022, and with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected revenues, projected costs, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “believes,” or the negative thereof or any variation thereon or similar terminology or expressions.

We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors which could materially affect our results and our future performance include, without limitation, our ability to purchase defaulted consumer receivables at appropriate prices, changes in governmental regulations that affect our ability to collect sufficient amounts on our defaulted consumer receivables, our ability to employ and retain qualified employees, changes in the credit or capital markets, changes in interest rates, deterioration in economic conditions, and negative press regarding the debt collection industry which may have a negative impact on a debtor’s willingness to pay the debt we acquire, as well as other factors set forth under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.limitation:

our ability to retain the listing of our securities on the Nasdaq Capital market,

our ability to obtain funds to purchase receivables,

the early stage of our planned cryptocurrency mining business and our lack of operating history in such business,

the uncertainty surrounding the cryptocurrency mining business,

our ability to purchase defaulted consumer receivables at appropriate prices,

competition to acquire such receivables,

our dependence upon third party law firms to service our accounts,

our ability to manage growth or declines in the business,

changes in government regulations that affect our ability to collect sufficient amounts on our defaulted consumer receivables,

the impact of class action suits and other litigation on our business or operations,

our ability to keep our software systems updated to operate our business,

our ability to employ and retain qualified employees,

our ability to establish and maintain internal accounting controls,

changes in the credit or capital markets,

changes in interest rates,

deterioration in economic conditions,

the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), its impact on the economy generally and, more specifically, the specialty finance industries,

negative press regarding the debt collection industry which may have a negative impact on a debtor’s willingness to pay the debt we acquire, and

other factors set forth under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Except as required by law, we assume no duty to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Overview

We areLM Funding America, Inc. (“we”, “our”, “LMFA” or the “Company”) is a specialty finance company that provides funding to nonprofit community associations primarily located in the state of Florida and, to a lesser extent, nonprofit community associations in the states of Washington, Colorado, and Illinois.Florida. We offer incorporated nonprofit community associations, which we refer to as “Associations,” a variety of financial products customized to each Association’s financial needs. Our original

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product offering consists of providing funding to Associations by purchasing their rights under delinquent accounts that are selected by the Associations arising from unpaid Association assessments. We provideHistorically, we provided funding against such delinquent accounts, which we refer to as “Accounts,” in exchange for a portion of the proceeds collected by the Associations from the account debtors on the Accounts. More recently,In addition to our original product offering, we have started to engage in the business of purchasing Accounts on varying terms tailored to suit each Association’s financial needs, including under our New Neighbor GuarantyGuaranty™ program. We believe that revenues from the New Neighbor Guaranty program, as well as other similar products we may develop in the future, will comprise an increasingly larger piece of our business during future quarters. We intend to leverage these products to expand our business activities and grow both in and outside of the states in which we currently operate.

Because of our role as a trusted advisor to our Association clients, we are exploring a potential product line which resembles a more traditional consulting model for Associations desirous of this relationship. Areas of our consultancy may include purchase money mortgage qualification consulting, accounts receivable management, reserve study recommendations, and property tax assessed value analysis. In the event we move forward with this new product line, we will seek to provide services and advice inside of our core competency of community association finance in an effort to drive demand for our financial products. 

In our original product offering, we typicallySpecialty Finance Company

We purchase an Association’s right to receive a portion of the Association’s collected proceeds collected from owners that are not paying their assessments. After taking assignment of an Association’s right to receive a portion of the Association’s proceeds from the collection of delinquent unit owners. Once under contract,assessments, we engage law firms typically on behalf of our Association clients pursuant to a power of attorney, to perform collection work on delinquent unit accounts. Our law firms typically handle collection matters on a deferred billing basis wherebywherein the law firms receive payment is received upon collection from the delinquent unit account debtors or at a predetermined contractual ratecontracted amount if amounts collectedpayment from delinquent unit account debtors areis less than legal fees and costs incurred. Weowed. Under this business model, we typically fund an amount equal to or less than or equalthe statutory minimum an Association could recover on a delinquent account for each Account, which we refer to as the statutory “Super Lien Amount” an Association would recover at some point in the future based on the Association’s statutory lien priority.. Upon collection of an Account, the law firm retained forworking on the collection matter distributes proceeds pursuant to the termsAccount, on behalf of the agreement byAssociation, generally distributes to us the funded amount, interest, and betweenadministrative late fees, with the Association and us. Not all agreements are the same, but our typical payoff distribution will result in us first recovering amounts advanced to the Association, interest, latelaw firm retaining legal fees and costs advanced, with legal fees kept by the retained law firm,collected, and assessment amounts remitted to the Association client.retaining the balance of the collection. In connection with ourthis line of business, we have developed proprietary software for servicing Accounts, which we believe enables law firms to service Accounts efficiently and profitably.


Under theour New Neighbor Guaranty program, an Association will generally assign substantially all of its outstanding receivablesindebtedness and accruals on its delinquent units to us in exchange for payment by us of an amount less than or equal to the monthly assessment payment fordues on each assigned delinquent unit account.unit. This simultaneously eliminates a substantial portion of the Association’s balance sheet bad debts and assists the Association in meetingto meet its budget by both guaranteeing periodic revenuesreceiving guaranteed monthly payments on its delinquent units and relieving the Association of itsfrom paying legal feefees and cost burdens typically incurredcosts to collect its bad debts.

In our initial underwriting We believe that the combined features of the program enhance the value of the underlying real estate in an Association and its individualthe value of an Association’s delinquent receivables.

Because we acquire and collect on the delinquent receivables of Associations, the Account debtors are third parties about whom we have little or no information. Therefore, we cannot predict when any given Account will be paid off or how much it will yield. In assessing the risk of purchasing Accounts, we review the property values of the underlying units, the governing documents of the relevant Association, and the total number of delinquent receivables held by the Association,Association.

Cryptocurrency Mining Business

On September 15, 2021, we announced that we plan to operate in the legal proceedings instituted, and many other factors. While we are relatively certainBitcoin mining ecosystem. As of the date of this filing, we have not commenced operations. We aim to deploy the computing power that we will create to mine Bitcoin and validate transactions on the Bitcoin network. We believe that recent developments in Bitcoin mining have created an opportunity for us to deploy capital and conduct large-scale mining operations in the United States.  We have formed a new wholly owned subsidiary, US Digital Mining and Hosting Co, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (US Digital), to develop and operate our cryptocurrency mining business.

We have committed to purchasing an aggregate of 5,046 Bitcoin S19J Pro Antminer cryptocurrency mining machines for an aggregate purchase price of $31.6 million (the “Mining Machines”). This contract allowed for a reduction in purchase price if Bitcoin price declined prior to shipment. We received approximately 2,521 Mining Machines as of June 30, 2022. We anticipate the remaining Mining Machines to be delivered in batches over an estimated delivery timeframe from July 2022 and continuing through October 2022.  The Bitmain Purchase Agreements required us to pay $7.9 million or 25% of the total purchase price as a non-refundable deposit for the Mining Machines within 7 days of the date of the signing of the respective Bitmain Purchase Agreements, an additional 35% of the batch price at least 6 months prior to shipment of such batch, and the remaining 40% of each batch price one month prior to the shipment of the batch. During the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 the Company paid an additional $11.2 million to Bitmain Technologies Limited for deposits related to mining equipment, expect to pay an additional $1.0 million under the Bitmain contract through the completion of the delivery of the machines as a result of variable pricing described above and payments of $285 thousand were made to various shipping vendors for transportation and customs costs related to the equipment.

In October 2021, we also entered into a sale and purchase agreement (the “Uptime Purchase Agreement”) with Uptime Armory LLC (“Uptime”) pursuant to which US Digital agreed to purchase, and Uptime agreed to supply to US Digital, an aggregate of 18 modified 40-foot cargo containers (“POD5ive containers”) that will be designed to hold and operate 280 S19 Pro Antminers manufactured by Seller. The purchase price of the POD5ive containers totals $3.15 million of which $2.4 million or 75% was paid in 2021 as a non-refundable down payment and the remaining 25% is due within five business days after Uptime delivers a “notice of completion” of the equipment. None of the containers have been delivered as of June 30, 2022.

On the same effective date, US Digital also entered into a hosting agreement with Uptime Hosting LLC (the “Hosting Agreement”) to host the Company’s 18 POD5ive containers at a secure location and provide power, maintenance and other services specified in the contract for 6 cents per kilowatt with a term of one year. Under the Hosting Agreement we paid a deposit of $0.8 million in 2021 and will pay an additional deposit for each container three months prior to delivery at the hosting site of $44 thousand and a final deposit

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for each container one month prior to arrival at the hosting site of $44 thousand. On June 29, 2022 the Company entered into a mutual termination agreement pursuant to which the parties agreed to terminate the Hosting Agreement. The deposits paid for hosting services under the agreement are refundable.

On June 21, 2022, the “Company entered into a Master Agreement, dated effective as of June 20, 2022, with Compute North LLC (“Compute North”) under which Compute North has agreed to host up to 4,200 of LMFA’s S19J Pro Antminer Machines (S19J) (100 TH/s) (“Bitmain Miner Machines”) and provide colocation, management and other services (the “Master Agreement”). The term of the Master Agreement is for 60 months, subject to earlier termination in specified circumstances. The Company paid a $1.3 million non-refundable co-location deposit on June 21, 2022 under the Master Agreement.  The hosting cost under the Master Agreement is expected to be approximately $21,000 per day when all hosted machines become fully operational.

The Company classifies deposit payments within Deposits on mining equipment and hosting in the consolidated balance sheet. As mining machines are received, the respective cost of the mining machines plus the related shipping and customs fees are reclassified from Deposits on mining equipment and hosting to Fixed assets, net in the consolidated balance sheet. Refer to Note 9. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company has a total of approximately $14.5 and $16.8 million, respectively, classified as Deposits on mining equipment and hosting and approximately $15.1 million and $0, respectively, classified as Fixed assets, net in the consolidated balance sheet under these payment arrangements.

Recent Developments

COVID-19 Update

Although COVID-19 is currently not material to our results of operations, there is uncertainty relating to the potential future impact on our business.  While our employees currently have the ability and are encouraged to work remotely, such measures have and may continue to have an impact on employee attendance or productivity, which, along with the possibility of employees’ illness, may adversely affect our operations. In addition to encouraging employees to work remotely, the Company has increased sanitation of its offices, provided hand gel and masks to its employees and has closed the offices during identified periods of high contagion.

The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our operations, or our ability to obtain financing should we require it, will depend on future developments which are uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions taken by governments and private businesses to contain COVID-19 to treat its impact, among others.  If the disruptions posed by COVID-19 continue for an extended period of time, financial markets may not be available to the Company for raising capital in order to fund future growth. Should the Company not be able to obtain financing when required, in the amounts necessary or under terms which are economically feasible, we may be required to produce a revenue event, we cannot predict when an individual delinquent unit account will have a revenue event reduce planned future growth and/or payoff.the scope of our operations.

Corporate History and Reorganization

The Company was originally organized in January 2008 as a Florida limited liability company under the name LM Funding, LLC. Historically,Prior to our initial public offering in 2015, all of our business was conducted through LM Funding, LLC and its subsidiaries (the “Predecessor”).subsidiaries. Immediately prior to our initial public offering in October 2015, the members of the LM Funding, LLC contributed all of their membership interests to LM Funding America, Inc., a Delaware corporation incorporated on April 20, 2015 (“LMFA”), in exchange for an aggregate of 2,100,000 shares of the common stock of LMFA (the “Corporate Reorganization”).LMFA. Immediately after such contribution and exchange, the former members of LM Funding, LLC became the holders of 100% of the issued and outstanding common stock of LMFA, thereby making the LM Funding, LLC a wholly-owned subsidiary of LMFA. As used

The Company organized two new subsidiaries in this discussion and analysis, unless the context requires otherwise, references to “LMF,” “LM Funding,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company,” “our company,” and similar references refer to (i) following the date of the Corporate Reorganization, LM Funding America, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries, and (ii) prior to the date of the Corporate Reorganization, LM Funding,2020: LMFA Financing LLC, a Florida limited liability company, on November 21, 2020, and its consolidated subsidiaries.LMFAO Sponsor LLC, a Florida limited liability company, on October 29, 2020. LMFAO Sponsor LLC organized a subsidiary, LMF Acquisition Opportunities Inc., on October 29, 2020. LM Funding America Inc. organized a subsidiary, US Digital Mining and Hosting Co., LLC., on September 10, 2021.

Results of Operations

The NineThree Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 compared with the NineThree Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20162021

Revenues

During the nine monthsThree Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, total revenues decreased by $0.98 million, or 24.4%,$94 thousand, to $3.04 million$234 thousand from $4.02 million$328 thousand in the nine monthsThree Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016. There was a decrease2021.

Interest on delinquent association fees for the Three Months ended June 30, 2022 increased $49 thousand due to the increase in payoffs of approximately 27.3%payoff occurrences per unit to $3,128 per unit in 2022 from $3,060 per unit in 2021 even as the Company recorded approximately 579number of payoffs decreased to 62 payoff occurrences as compared to 96 payoff occurrences for the nineThree Months ended June 30, 2021.“Payoffs” consist of recovery of the

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entire legally collectible portion, or a settlement thereof, of our principal investment, accrued interest, and late fees owed to us from the proceeds of the Accounts collected by the Associations in accordance with our contracts with Associations.

We saw an increase in rental revenue in the Three Months ended June 30, 2022 of $6 thousand to $41 thousand from $35 thousand for the Three Months ended June 30, 2021.

Operating Expenses

During the Three Months ended June 30, 2022, operating expenses increased approximately $4,967 thousand, to $5,608 thousand from approximately $642 thousand for the Three Months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in operating expenses can be attributed to various factors, including $3,648 thousand increase in stock compensation, $671 thousand increase in professional fees and other operating expense increase of $137 thousand.

Professional fees, excluding fees from the BLG service agreement, for the Three Months ended June 30, 2022 were approximately $872 thousand compared with approximately $114 thousand for the Three Months ended June 30, 2021, due primarily to ordinary legal fees and costs associated with the settlement of a shareholder legal claim.  In the ordinary course of our specialty finance business, we are involved in numerous legal proceedings and expenses associated with acquisitions and corporate initiatives. We regularly initiate collection lawsuits, using our network of third party law firms, against debtors. In addition, debtors occasionally initiate litigation against us. This included a settlement expense of $275 thousand during the Three Months ended June 30, 2022 related to the settlement of a legal claim. See Note 5 Commitments and Contingencies for discussion of the claim.

Legal fees to BLG for the Three Months ended June 30, 2022 were $159 thousand compared to $246 thousand for the Three Months ended June 30, 2021. This decrease is due in part to the lower service fee charge from BLG. See Note 2. Due to Related Party for further discussion regarding the service agreements with BLG.

Other Income

During the Three Months ended June 30, 2021, the Company classified the $5 million Borqs convertible note as a trading security which is subject to fair value remeasurement each quarter.

As part of its purchase of the Borqs $5 million convertible note, the Company received warrants that became registered on May 3, 2021. The Company exercised a cashless exercise of the Borqs warrants and received 5,956,544 common shares in Borqs. The Company subsequently sold those warrants and recognized $8.5 million in proceeds, all of which was recognized as gain in the Three Months ended June 30, 2021.  The Company recognized an unrealized gain of $2.5 million for the Three Months ended June 30, 2021 from the revaluation of the Borqs convertible debt securities.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company converted $4.1 million of the $5 million notes plus accrued interest into 5,960,829 shares of Borqs. The Company sold 1,064,935 shares in the year ending December 31, 2021 and classified the remaining 4,895,894 shares as marketable securities which were sold during the first quarter of 2022. The remaining principal amount of the Notes plus accrued interest through the date of conversion was converted into common shares of Borqs.

During the Three Months ended June 30, 2022 a realized gain of $288 thousand was recognized on the conversion of the convertible debt to common shares. On the conversion of the debt security, the unrealized gain of $288 thousand previously recognized in the prior quarter was reversed. Subsequent to the conversion, the 3,863,200 shares were sold which resulted in a realized gain of $45 thousand within the Three Months ended June 30, 2022.

The Company’s investment in LMAO changed due to the LMAO IPO on January 28, 2021. This resulted in LMAO’s deconsolidation from the Company and any changes in fair value will be recorded in the income statement during the period of the change. The Company recognized an unrealized gain on securities of $12.2 million for the Three Months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to a unrealized gain of $0.6 million for the Three Months ended June 30, 2021 from the revaluation of LMAO’s Class B common stock and Private Placement Warrants. The change was driven primarily by the impact of LMAO’s pending merger with Seastar Medical, Inc. on the valuation of LMAO’s common shares.

During the Three Months ended June 30, 2022, the Company purchased and received an aggregate of 21.5 Bitcoin for approximately $787 thousand. These digital assets are recorded at cost, net of any impairment losses incurred since acquisition. During the Three months ended SeptemberJune 30,, 2017 2022, a $378,000 impairment loss on such digital assets was recorded.

Interest (Income) Expense

During the Three Months ended June 30, 2022, the Company generated net interest income of $81 thousand as compared to $74 thousand of interest income for the Three Months ended June 30, 2021 due to interest bearing investments.

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Income Tax Expense

During the Three Months ended June 30, 2022, the Company generated a $6.6 million net income before income taxes and the Company released $0.5 million of its tax valuation allowance, recognized a $0.2 million benefit for change in tax rate and a net income tax benefit of $1.2 million which offset a recognized $1.9 million deferred income tax expense. This net activity resulted in no recognized income tax expense for the Three Months ended June 30, 2022. The Company recognized $14 thousand of income tax expense for the Three Months ended June 30, 2021.

Net Income (Loss)

During the Three Months ended June 30, 2022, net income was $6.6 million as compared to net income of $11.3 million for the Three Months ended June 30, 2021.  

Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest

The Company owns 69.5% of Sponsor. As such, there is $3.7 million net income for the Three Months ended June 30, 2022 attributable to the Non-Controlling Interest as compared to $147 thousand income for the Six Months ended June 30, 2021.

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to LM Funding America, Inc.

During the Three Months ended June 30, 2022, net income was $2.8 million as compared to net income of $11.1 million for the Three Months ended June 30, 2021.

Results of Operations

The Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 compared with 796the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

Revenues

During the Six Months ended June 30, 2022, total revenues decreased by $80 thousand, to $425 thousand from $505 thousand in the Six Months ended June 30, 2021.

Interest on delinquent association fees for the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 increased $73 thousand due to the increase in payoff occurences per unit to $3,009 per unit in 2022 to $2,463 per unit in 2021 even as the number of payoffs decreased to 115 payoff occurrences as compared to 178 payoff occurrences for the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30,, 2016. 2021. “Payoffs” consist of recovery of the entire legally collectible portion, or a settlement thereof, of our principal investment, accrued interest, and late fees owed to us from the proceeds of the Accounts collected by the Associations in accordance with our contracts with Associations. We believe the decrease in payoff occurrences is attributed to a change in the overall real estate markets where the Company operates.  We believe the year over year decrease in the number of foreclosures in the Florida market has affected the number of payoff occurrences we experienced in 2016 and has continued into 2017. The decrease in revenue is also attributed to a decrease in revenue per unit. The average revenue per unit per the Statement of Operations, excluding rental revenue decreased to $4,400 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared with $4,800 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

We saw an increase in rental revenue in the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 of $0.27 million$13 thousand to $0.50 million$79 thousand from $0.23 million$66 thousand for the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016. This was due to a continued emphasis to increase our rental base.     2021.

Operating Expenses

During the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, operating expenses decreased $1.82 million, or 28.2%,increased approximately $8,284 thousand, to $4.63 million$10,830 thousand from $6.45 million$2,546 thousand for the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016.2021. The decreaseincrease in operating expenses can be attributed to various factors, including the Company’s cost savings initiative, which was implemented beginning on October 1, 2016. There were significant savings within payroll,$7,296 thousand increase in stock compensation, $963 thousand increase in professional fees and settlements with associations.   The Company also experiencedother operating expense increase of $138 thousand offset in part by a $256 thousand decrease in legal fees related to ongoing litigation cases listed within Item 1. Legal Proceedings of Part II of this report. Legalcompensation costs.

Professional fees, excluding fees from the BLG service agreement, for the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 were approximately $383,000$1,309 thousand compared with approximately $741,000$351 thousand for the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016.2021 due primarily to ordinary legal fees and costs associated with the settlement of a shareholder legal claim.  In the ordinary course of our specialty finance business, we are involved in numerous legal proceedings.proceedings and expenses associated with acquisitions and corporate initiatives. We regularly initiate collection lawsuits, using our network of third party law firms, against debtors. In addition, debtors occasionally initiate litigation against us. TheThis included an expense of $275 thousand during the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 related to the settlement costs of these lawsuits decreased by approximately $346,000 to approximately $257,000 compared with approximately $603,000a legal claim. See Note 5 Commitments and Contingencies for discussion of the claim.

Legal fees for BLG for the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016.


These savings2022 were partially$497 thousand compared to $492 thousand for the Six Months ended June 30, 2021. Legal fees for the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 include a $150 thousand termination fee offset withby a reduction in the new service agreement with BLG which resulted in an additional expense of approximately $680,000.fee. See Note 3.2. Due Fromto Related Party for further discussion regarding the service agreements with BLG.

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Other Income

The Company classified the $5 million Borqs convertible note as a trading security and as such is fair valued each quarter.  The Company recognized a realized gain of $0.3 million for the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 on the conversion of the convertible debt to common shares.

The Company recognized a $350 thousand realized loss on marketable securities for the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to a $14,125 thousand gain for the Six Months ended June 30, 2021.

As part of its purchase of the Borqs $5 million convertible note, the Company received warrants that became registered on May 3, 2021. The Company exercised a cashless exercise of the Borqs warrants and received 5,956,544 common shares in Borqs. The Company subsequently sold those warrants and recognized $8.5 million in proceeds, all of which was recognized as gain in the Three Months ended June 30, 2021.  The Company recognized an unrealized gain of $2.5 million for the Six Months ended June 30, 2021 from the revaluation of the Borqs convertible debt securities.

The Company’s investment in LMAO changed due to the LMAO IPO on January 28, 2021. This resulted in LMAO’s deconsolidation from the Company and any changes in fair value will be recorded in the income statement during the period of the change. The Company recognized an unrealized gain on securities of $11.2 million for the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to a unrealized gain of $1.1 million for the Six Months ended June 30, 2021 from the revaluation of LMAO’s Class B common stock and Private Placement Warrants. The change was driven primarily by the impact of LMAO’s pending merger with Seastar Medical, Inc. on the valuation of LMAO’s common shares.

During the Six Months ended June 30, 2022, the Company purchased and received an aggregate of 21.5 Bitcoin for approximately $787 thousand. These digital assets are recorded at cost, net of any impairment losses incurred since acquisition. During the Six months ended June 30, 2022, a $378,000 impairment losses on such digital assets was recorded.

Interest (Income) Expense

During the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, the Company earned net interest income of $179 thousand as compared to $87 thousand of interest income for the Six Months ended June 30, 2021 due to interest bearing investments.

Income Tax Expense

During the Six Months ended June 30, 2022, the Company generated a $0.5 million net income before income taxes and the Company increased its tax valuation allowance by $0.9 million and recognized a $0.9 million of deferred tax expense decreased $0.08which offset a $0.2 million or 17.4%,tax rate change and a net income tax benefit of $1.6 million. This net activity resulted in no recognized income tax expense for the Six Months ended June 30, 2022. The Company recognized $17.3 thousand of income tax expense for the Six Months ended June 30, 2021.

Net Income (Loss)

During the Six Months ended June 30, 2022, net income was $0.5 million as compared to $0.38 million from $0.46net income of $15.8 million for the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016. 2021.  

Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest

The overall decrease in interest expenseCompany owns 69.5% of Sponsor. As such, there is due$3,433 thousand net income for the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 attributable to the balances ofNon-Controlling Interest as compared to $319 thousand net income for the debt decreasing as a result of the principal payments being made throughout the year.  This trend should continue as we continue to repay the principal balances of the Company loans. In addition, the amortization of debt issuance costs is to be reported as interest expense under ASU 2015-03 (ASC 835-30-45-3), which is included in the interest expense amount listed above.  During the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30,, 2017 and 2016, the amortization of debt issuance costs was $73,922 and $73,922, respectively. 2021.

Net LossIncome (Loss) Attributable to LM Funding America, Inc.

During the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, the net loss increased $4.05was $2.9 million as compared to ($5.90 million) from ($1.85 million)net income of $15.5 million for the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016.  The cost savings listed above were offset by a one-time contingent loss expense recorded in the second quarter of 2017 and the deferred tax asset valuation allowance recorded in the third quarter of 2017. The Company expects the cost savings initiative described above to positively impact results for future periods.2021.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

General

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $0.6$17.0 million compared with $2.3$32.6 million at December 31, 2016 and $3.62021. The Company also had $37 thousand of marketable securities as of June 30, 2022 compared with $2.1 million at September 30, 2016. This decrease was primarily driven by operating losses recorded in 2016 through the first three quarters of 2017. Cash from operations and financing activities decreased by $1.72 million and $0.57 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.  Cash from investing activities increased by $0.63 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.December 31, 2021.

Cash from Operations

Net cash used inby operations was ($1.72)$0.2 million during the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 compared with ($2.65)net cash provided by operations of $7.0 million during the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016.2021. This change in cash provided by operating activities was primarily driven by a $5.7 million realized gain on securities from the Borqs Note transactions during the Six Months ended June 30, 2021.

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Cash from Investing Activities

For the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 net loss (before income taxes)cash used in investing activities was $15.2 million as compared to net cash used in investing activities of approximately $2.44$5.8 million for the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 compared with a net loss of $2.902021.  The Company invested $12.7 million in deposits for mining equipment, $787 thousand for digital assets and $910 thousand in related party notes receivable during the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016.

Cash2022 as compared to the investment of $5.7 million in LMF Acquisition Opportunities Inc (a special purpose acquisition corporation) during the Six Months ended June 30, 2021. The Company reclassified approximately $15.1 million from Investing Activities

ForDeposits on mining equipment and hosting to Fixed assets, net in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 our finance receivables fell by $0.31 million. This wasconsolidated balance sheet due to the Company collecting more Accounts than were invested in for the period. Our primary business relies on our ability to invest in Accounts, andreceipt of 2,521 mining machines during the nine monthsSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, the number of active Accounts has decreased compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2016. This balance has been in consistent decline since 2012. This balance is very susceptible to housing market fluctuations, but as we believe our current market penetration is less than 1% in Florida, we believe there is still a large, untapped market for our product offerings to grow in Florida and elsewhere. Regarding our original product, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we acquired 264 Accounts (52 HOA Accounts and 212 COA Accounts) for approximately $196,000 compared with 246 Accounts (146 HOA Accounts and 104 COA Accounts) for approximately $109,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Generally, HOA Accounts under the original product do not have any associated initial cash outlays as we choose to limit our funding amounts for those units. Regarding our New Neighbor Guaranty product, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we made a total investment of $155,000 compared with a total investment of $376,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2016.2022.

Cash from Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities was $0.1 million for the Six Months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $9.4 million provided by financing activities for the Six Months ended June 30, 2021. At SeptemberJune 30, 2017, the principal indebtedness of2022, the Company was $4.8 million compared with $5.8 million at Septemberpaid $115 thousand in repayments of debt. During the Six Months ended June 30, 2016. On March 31, 2017, LM Funding executed an amendment, effective as of March 15, 2017, to its note payable with Heartland Bank, see Note 4. Long-Term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements.  This amendment deferred all principal payments from January 1, 2017 through July 1, 2017.  During this period, the note was paid on an interest only basis.  In July 2017, scheduled principal payments recommenced but were not paid by2021 the Company pendingreceived $9.5 million from the anticipated refinancing discussed at Note 6.  This amendment extendedexercise of warrants and paid $125 thousand in repayments of debt.

Shareholders’ Equity

During the termSix Months ended June 30, 2021, holders of the loan to April 30, 2018 with a principal payment due on that dateour warrants exercised such warrants for approximately 2.3 million shares of $3,173,172.common stock for an aggregate of $9.5 million.


Debt    

Debt of the Company consisted of the following at SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 and September 30, 2016:December 31, 2021:

 

 

 

September 30,

2017

 

 

September 30,

2016

 

Financing agreement with Premium Assignment Corporation.  Down payment of $19,000 was required upfront and equal installment payments of approximately $7,806 to be made over a 10 month period.  Annualized interst is 5.09%.

 

$

62,445

 

 

$

-

 

Promissory note issued to a financial institution, bearing interest at 8%, interest payable monthly, and principal payments due quarterly. Secured by all of the Company’s rights, title, interest, claims, and demands associated with certain condominium units held in LMF SPE #2, LLC and all cash held in LMF SPE #2, LLC. Accrued interest is due monthly beginning January 29, 2015. Under the amended debt agreement, principal payments recommence in July, 2017.  Principal payments have not been paid as management is in the process of obtaining new financing as well as in discussions with the lender regarding alternative payment schedules. Note matures on April 30, 2018 and can be prepaid at any time without penalty. Principal balances for this promissory note were $4,540,274 and $4,978,280, respectively, as of September 30, 2017 and 2016.  Unamortized debt issuance costs were $24,224 and $121,120, respectively, as of September 30, 2017 and 2016.

 

 

4,516,050

 

 

 

4,857,160

 

Promissory note issued to a financial institution, bearing interest at 6% plus one month Libor, principal payments of $60,000 per month plus interest due through maturity on February 1, 2018. This loan is collateralized by all of the accounts receivable, contract rights, and lien rights arising from or relating to collection of Association payments made by the Company relating to certain accounts as well as all deposit accounts and cash of LMF October 2010 Fund, LLC. LM Funding, LLC and its members guaranteed this loan.  Principal balances for this promissory note were $180,000 and $900,000, respectively, as of September 30, 2017 and 2016. Unamortized debt issuance costs were $1,250 and $2,917 respectively, as of September 30, 2017 and 2016.

 

 

178,750

 

 

 

897,083

 

 

 

$

4,757,245

 

 

$

5,754,243

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31,

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing agreement with FlatIron capital that was unsecured. Down payment of $36,255 was required upfront and equal installment payments of $19,114 were made over a 10 month period. The note matured on May 1, 2022. Annualized interest was 3.95%

 

$

-

 

 

$

114,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

114,688

 

As of September 30, 2017, minimum required principal payments on notes payable are $1,105,947 in 2017, and $3,676,772 in 2018. Under the amended debt agreement with Heartland Bank, principal payments recommenced in July 2017. These debt obligations, if not refinanced, will raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.  See Note 5. Management’s Plans and Note 6. Subsequent events for further discussion.

In addition, the Company’s related party balance has remained relatively flat at $1.66 million as of September 30, 2017 compared with $1.66 million as of December 31, 2016.  The Company expects this balance to decrease in the future in direct correlation with our expectation for payouts to increase. The revision of the BLG service agreement will also assist with the repayment of this related party balance.  See Note 2. Due From Related Party Related Party Transactions for further discussion on the Company’s related party receivable balance and new BLG service agreement.

Results of Operations

The Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared with the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

Revenues

During the three months ended September 30, 2017, total revenues increased by $0.03 million, or 3.0%, to $1.04 million from $1.01 million in the three months ended September 30, 2016. Payoffs were relatively flat as there was a decrease of approximately 1.4% as the Company recorded approximately 214 payoff occurrences for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared with 217 payoff occurrences for the three months ended September 30, 2016.  “Payoffs” consist of recovery of the entire legally collectible portion, or a settlement thereof, of our principal investment, accrued interest, and late fees owed to us from the proceeds of the Accounts collected by the Associations in accordance with our contracts with Associations. We believe the consistency in payoff occurrences is attributed to a stabilization in the overall real estate markets where the Company operates.  We believe the year-over-year decrease in the number of foreclosures in the Florida market has affected the number of payoff occurrences we experienced in 2016 and has continued into 2017. The evenness in revenue is also attributed to a symmetry in revenue per unit. The average revenue


per unit per the Statement of Operations, excluding rental revenue was relatively consistent at $4,100 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared with $4,100 for the three months ended September 30, 2016.

We saw an increase in rental revenue in the three months ended September 30, 2017 of $0.05 million to $0.16 million from $0.11 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. This was due to a continued emphasis to increase our rental base.    

Operating Expenses

During the three months ended September 30, 2017, operating expenses decreased $0.82 million, or 35.5%, to $1.49 million from $2.31 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease in operating expenses can be attributed to various factors, including the Company’s cost savings initiative, which was implemented beginning on October 1, 2016. There were significant savings within payroll, professional fees and settlements with associations.   The Company also experienced a decrease in legal fees related to ongoing litigation cases listed within Item 1. Legal Proceedings of Part II of this report. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, legal fees excluding fees from the BLG service agreement were approximately $88,000 compared with approximately $234,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2016.  In the ordinary course of our business, we are involved in numerous legal proceedings. We regularly initiate collection lawsuits, using our network of third-party law firms, against debtors. In addition, debtors occasionally initiate litigation against us. The settlement costs of these lawsuits decreased by approximately $130,000 to approximately $101,000 compared with approximately $231,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2016.

These savings were partially offset with the new service agreement with Business Law Group (BLG) which resulted in an additional expense of approximately $235,000.  See Note 3. Due From Related Party for further discussion regarding the service agreements with BLG.  

Interest Expense

During the three months ended September 30, 2017, interest expense decreased $0.02 million, or 14.3%, to $0.12 million from $0.14 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The overall decrease in interest expense is due to the balances of the debt decreasing due to the principal payments being made throughout the year.  This trend should continue as we continue to repay the principal balances of the Company loans. In addition, the amortization of debt issuance costs is to be reported as interest expense under ASU 2015-03 (ASC 835-30-45-3), which is included in the interest expense amount listed above.  During the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the amortization of debt issuance costs was $24,641 and $24,640, respectively.

Net Loss

During the three months ended September 30, 2017, net loss increased $3.78 million to ($4.70 million) from ($0.92 million) for the three months ended September 30, 2016.  The cost savings listed above were partially offset by a one-time contingent loss expense recorded in the second quarter of 2017 and the deferred tax asset valuation allowance recorded in the third quarter of 2017. The Company expects the cost savings initiative described above to positively impact results for future periods.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

WeAs a smaller reporting company, we are not required to make disclosures under this item.

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controlsdisclosure controls and Proceduresprocedures.

We maintainOur management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures that are designedpursuant to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed pursuant toRule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is recorded, processed, summarized,required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and reported withinprocedures relative to their costs.

Management, with the time periods specifiedparticipation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2022. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2022 due to the following material weakness in internal control over financial reporting that existed as of December 31, 2021 and that continued to exist through June 30, 2022:

The Company did not effectively segregate certain accounting duties nor have a proper multi-level review process due to the small size of its accounting staff.

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A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of control deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Notwithstanding the determination that there was a material weakness as identified in this Quarterly Report, we believe that our consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report fairly present our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the years covered hereby in all material respects.

We expect to be dependent upon our Chief Financial Officer who is knowledgeable and experienced in the SEC’s rules, regulations,application of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to maintain our disclosure controls and related forms,procedures and the preparation of our financial statements for the foreseeable future. We plan on increasing the size of our accounting staff at the appropriate time for our business and its size to ameliorate our concern that we do not effectively segregate certain accounting duties, which we believe would resolve the material weakness in disclosure controls and procedures, but there can be no assurances as to the timing of any such information is accumulatedaction or that we will be able to do so. 

Management has been implementing and communicatedcontinues to implement measures designed to ensure that control deficiencies contributing to the material weakness are remediated, such that these controls are designed, implemented, and operating effectively. To date, the remediation actions include the following:

appointment of additional qualified staff;

implementation of additional monitoring of controls to improve documentation of internal control procedures; and

expanding the management and governance over IT system controls,

While these actions and planned actions are subject to ongoing management evaluation and will require validation and testing of the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over a sustained period, we are committed to continuous improvement and will continue to diligently review our principal executive officer and principalinternal control over financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.reporting.


(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reportinginternal control over financial reporting.

There have

Other than remediation actions related to the material weaknesses in our internal controls described above, there has been no changeschange in our internal control over financial reporting (as that occurredterm is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022 that havehas materially affected, or areis reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 


Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Other than the lawsuits described below, weLegal Proceedings are not currently a party to material litigation proceedings. However, we frequently become party to litigation in the ordinary course of business, including either the prosecution or defense of claims arising from contracts by and between us and client Associations. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of prosecution, defense, and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.

Solaris at Brickell Bay Condominium Association, Inc. v. LM Funding, LLC, Case No: 2014-20043-C, was brought before the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade Civil Division on July 31, 2014. On August 4, 2017, an order by the court was entered on Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement Agreement.   The motion of the Plaintiff, Solaris at Brickell Bay Condominium Association, Inc., individually and on behalf of the certified plaintiff class (“Plaintiffs”), for approval of the Class Action Settlement Agreement with Defendant LM Funding, LLC was granted.  LMF, despite its belief that it is not liable for the claims asserted and has good defenses thereto, has nevertheless agreed to enter into this Agreement in order to: (1) avoid any further expense, inconvenience, and distraction of burdensome and protracted litigation and its consequential negative financial effects to LMF’s operations; (2) obtain the releases, orders, and final judgment contemplated by this Agreement; and (3) put to rest and terminate with finality all claims that have been or could have been asserted against LMF by the Class arising from the facts alleged in the Lawsuit and allow LMF to continue its operational model helping associations. In the Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, pursuant to the agreement subsequently reached between counsel, all required actions and deadlines set forth under Note 5 "Commitments and Contingencies" included in the Parties’ Class Action Settlement Agreement, approvedPart I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are incorporated herein by the Court in its Order Granting Preliminary Approval of same, dated August 3, 2017, are currently stayed and again extended for thirty (30) more days, effective October 18, 2017. On October 5, a continuation of the abatement was granted for sixty (60) days from the date of the order in the District Court of Appeal of Florida Third District.  

reference.

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.2021, except as follows:

We will be exposed to risks and potential unexpected costs related to disruptions or other failures in the supply chain for cryptocurrency hardware and difficulties in obtaining new hardware.

Manufacture, assembly and delivery of certain components and products for mining operations could be complex and long processes, in the course of which various problems could arise, including disruptions or delays in the supply chain, product quality control issues, as well other external factors, over which we have no control.

Our mining operations can only be successful and ultimately profitable if the costs associated with Bitcoin mining, including hardware costs, are lower than the price of Bitcoin itself. In the course of the normal operation of our cryptocurrency mining facilities, our miners and other critical equipment and materials related to datacenter construction and maintenance, such as containers, switch gears, transformers and cables, will experience ordinary wear and tear and may also face more significant malfunctions caused by a number of extraneous factors beyond our control. Declines in the condition of our miners and other hardware will require us, over time, to repair or replace those miners. Additionally, as the technology evolves, we may be required to acquire newer models of miners to remain competitive in the market. Any upgrading process may require substantial capital investment, and we may face challenges in doing so on a timely and cost-effective basis.

Our mining business will be subject to limitations inherent within the supply chain of certain of our components, including competitive, governmental, and legal limitations, and other events. For example, we expect that we will significantly rely on foreign imports to obtain certain equipment and materials. Any global trade disruption, introductions of tariffs, trade barriers and bilateral trade frictions, together with any potential downturns in the global economy resulting therefrom, could adversely affect our necessary supply chains. Our third-party manufacturers, suppliers and subcontractors may also experience disruptions by worker absenteeism, quarantines, restrictions on employees’ ability to work, office and factory closures, disruptions to ports and other shipping infrastructure, border closures, or other travel or health-related restrictions, such as those that were triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, for example. Depending on the magnitude of such effects on our supply chain, shipments of parts for our miners, or any new miners that we order, may be delayed or may be more expensive than anticipated.

Furthermore, the global supply chain for cryptocurrency miners is currently heavily dependent on China. In September 2021, China declared all transactions in and mining of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, illegal. China has also in the past limited the shipment of products in and out of its borders, which could negatively impact our ability to receive mining equipment from China-based suppliers. Further, Chinese-origin merchandise is currently subject to an additional duty rate of 25% ad valorem.  Should it be determined that cryptocurrency mining equipment purchased from and delivered by Bitmain under the Bitmain Service Agreements are of Chinese origin, we may be required to pay the additional ad valorem duty, penalties and interest in order to receive such equipment. Should additional disruptions to the China-based global supply chain for cryptocurrency hardware occur, we may not be able to obtain adequate equipment from the supplier on a timely basis or the cost to obtain such equipment may be greater than anticipated. Such events could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and operating results.

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

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a) Sales of Unregistered Securities.

None.

(b) Use of Proceeds.

On October 23, 2015, we closed the initial public offering of our units, each consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock. We issued and sold the minimum of 1,200,000 units at a public offering price of $10.00 per unit.

The offer and sale of up to 2,000,000 units in the offering was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-205232), which was declared effective by the SEC on October 21, 2015. Following the sale of the shares in connection with the closing of our initial public offering, the offering was terminated. International Assets Advisory, LLC acted as the lead placement agent in the offering.

We received aggregate gross proceeds from the offering of $12 million, or aggregate net proceeds of $9.6 million after deducting placement agent fees of $0.9 million and related offering costs of $1.5 million. No payments for such expenses were made directly or indirectly to (i) any of our officers or directors or their associates, (ii) any persons owning 10% or more of any class of our equity securities, or (iii) any of our affiliates.

As of September 30, 2017, we have used $9.0 million of the net proceeds, to repurchase a non-controlling interest ($0.25 million), repay a debt ($3.11 million), make interest payments ($0.89 million), fund our original product ($0.34 million), fund our New Neighbor Guaranty program ($0.71 million) and make real estate owned investments ($0.57 million).  The remainder of the funds have been invested in accordance with our investment policy as well as used in normal operations of the Company.None.

(c) Repurchase of Securities.

None.

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Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

Item 5.

Other Information

None

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

Item 6.

Exhibits

The following documents are filed as a part of this report or are incorporated herein by reference.

 

EXHIBIT

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

 31.1

  3.2  

Restated By-Laws of LM Funding America, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K/A filed on December 14, 2021

  4.1  

Certificate of Incorporation of LM Funding America, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form S-8 filed on January 24, 2022)

10.1

Master Agreement dated as of June 20, 2022, between US Digital Mining Texas and Compute North LLC  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on June 27, 2022)

  10.2

Order Form dated as of June 20, 2022, between US Digital Mining Texas and Compute North LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on June 27, 2022)

  31.1*

Rule 13a – 14(a) Certification of the Principal Executive Officer

 

 

  31.231.2*

Rule 13a – 14(a) Certification of the Principal Financial Officer

 

 

  32.132.1*

Written Statement of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350

 

 

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document.Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

 

 

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.Schema Document

 

 

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.Linkbase Document

 

 

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.Linkbase Document

 

 

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.Linkbase Document

 

 

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.Linkbase Document

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

#Indicates a management contract or compensatory arrangement.*   Filed herewith.

 


SIGNATURES

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SIGNATURES

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

 

 

 

LM FUNDING AMERICA, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: November 14, 2017August 17, 2022

 

By:

/s/ Bruce M. Rodgers

 

 

 

Bruce M. Rodgers

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

 

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date: November 14, 2017August 17, 2022

 

By:

/s/ Gregory GistRichard Russell

 

 

 

Gregory GistRichard Russell

 

 

 

Vice President, Chief AccountingFinancial Officer

 

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

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