UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _________to__________
Commission File Number 1-38315
CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 90-0934597
(State or other jurisdiction
Of incorporation or organization)
 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
3527 North Ridge Road, Wichita, KS 67205
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (316) 772-3801
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report: No Changes

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.001 par value per shareCURONew York Stock Exchange
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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files).    Yes ☒    No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer   
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 Act).    Yes ☐    No ☒
At August 2,November 1, 2019 there were 45,267,76241,486,965 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding.



CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
SECONDTHIRD QUARTER ENDED JUNESEPTEMBER 30, 2019
INDEX
       Page
Item 1.Financial Statements (unaudited)
  
 JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018
  
 Three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018
  
 Three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018
  
 SixNine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018
 
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
 
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 5.
Item 6.



PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
June 30, 2019 December 31,
2018
September 30, 2019 December 31,
2018
(unaudited) (unaudited) 
ASSETS
Cash$92,297
 $61,175
$62,207
 $61,175
Restricted cash (includes restricted cash of consolidated VIEs of $14,819 and $12,840 as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)33,712
 25,439
Gross loans receivable (includes loans of consolidated VIEs of $215,309 and $148,876 as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)609,593
 571,531
Less: allowance for loan losses (includes allowance for losses of consolidated VIEs of $25,188 and $12,688 as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)(101,877) (73,997)
Restricted cash (includes restricted cash of consolidated VIEs of $21,897 and $12,840 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)38,754
 25,439
Gross loans receivable (includes loans of consolidated VIEs of $231,533 and $148,876 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)657,615
 571,531
Less: allowance for loan losses (includes allowance for losses of consolidated VIEs of $25,375 and $12,688 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)(108,385) (73,997)
Loans receivable, net507,716
 497,534
549,230
 497,534
Right of use asset - operating leases (Note 1)140,982
 
118,260
 
Deferred income taxes2,637
 1,534
1,846
 1,534
Income taxes receivable37,579
 16,741
23,966
 16,741
Prepaid expenses and other30,241
 43,588
32,228
 43,588
Property and equipment, net72,993
 76,750
70,381
 76,750
Goodwill120,450
 119,281
120,110
 119,281
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization30,657
 29,784
32,666
 29,784
Other16,091
 12,930
18,484
 12,930
Assets from discontinued operations (Note 15)
 34,861

 34,861
Total Assets$1,085,355
 $919,617
$1,068,132
 $919,617
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities$59,274
 $49,146
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (includes accounts payable and accrued liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $7,259 and $4,980 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)$63,685
 $49,146
Deferred revenue8,712
 9,483
9,052
 9,483
Lease liability - operating leases (Note 1)148,843
 
126,048
 
Income taxes payable
 1,579

 1,579
Accrued interest (includes accrued interest of consolidated VIEs of $713 and $831 as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)19,690
 20,904
Accrued interest (includes accrued interest of consolidated VIEs of $777 and $831 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)5,625
 20,904
Liability for losses on CSO lender-owned consumer loans9,504
 12,007
10,249
 12,007
Deferred rent
 10,851

 10,851
Long-term debt (includes long-term debt and issuance costs of consolidated VIEs of $94,565 and $3,588 as of June 30, 2019 and $111,335 and $3,856 as of December 31, 2018, respectively)768,512
 804,140
Debt (includes debt and issuance costs of consolidated VIEs of $105,742 and $3,259 as of September 30, 2019 and $111,335 and $3,856 as of December 31, 2018, respectively)805,407
 804,140
Subordinated stockholder debt
 2,196

 2,196
Other long-term liabilities8,594
 5,800
8,594
 5,800
Deferred tax liabilities4,848
 13,730
4,427
 13,730
Liabilities from discontinued operations (Note 15)
 8,882

 8,882
Total Liabilities1,027,977
 938,718
1,033,087
 938,718
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

 



 

Stockholders' Equity

 



 

Preferred stock - $0.001 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized; no shares were issued at either period end
 

 
Common stock - $0.001 par value; 225,000,000 shares authorized; 46,499,482 and 46,412,231 shares issued as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively; and 46,255,282 and 46,412,231 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively9
 9
Treasury stock, at cost - 244,200 shares as of June 30, 2019(2,507) 
Common stock - $0.001 par value; 225,000,000 shares authorized; 46,503,406 and 46,412,231 shares issued as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively; and 42,347,165 and 46,412,231 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively9
 9
Treasury stock, at cost - 4,156,241 as of September 30, 2019(53,064) 
Paid-in capital64,790
 60,015
67,579
 60,015
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)35,816
 (18,065)63,205
 (18,065)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(40,730) (61,060)(42,684) (61,060)
Total Stockholders' Equity57,378
 (19,101)35,045
 (19,101)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity$1,085,355
 $919,617
$1,068,132
 $919,617
See accompanying Notes to Unauditedunaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2019 2018 2019 20182019 2018 2019 2018
Revenue$264,300
 $237,169
 $542,239
 $488,012
$297,264
 $269,482
 $839,503
 $757,494
Provision for losses112,010
 86,347
 214,395
 163,230
123,867
 127,692
 338,262
 290,922
Net revenue152,290
 150,822
 327,844
 324,782
173,397
 141,790
 501,241
 466,572
              
Cost of providing services              
Salaries and benefits26,086
 26,908
 54,787
 53,826
27,462
 26,515
 82,249
 80,341
Occupancy13,932
 13,320
 28,169
 26,747
14,036
 13,522
 42,205
 40,269
Office5,457
 5,532
 10,570
 11,985
5,993
 7,326
 16,563
 19,311
Other costs of providing services12,854
 12,601
 27,074
 26,032
12,843
 12,484
 39,917
 38,516
Advertising12,780
 15,113
 20,566
 22,998
16,424
 21,349
 36,990
 44,347
Total cost of providing services71,109
 73,474
 141,166
 141,588
76,758
 81,196
 217,924
 222,784
Gross margin81,181
 77,348
 186,678
 183,194
96,639
 60,594
 283,317
 243,788
              
Operating expense              
Corporate, district and other expenses39,038
 32,980
 88,126
 68,409
38,665
 27,495
 123,043
 95,904
Interest expense17,023
 20,472
 34,713
 42,826
17,364
 23,403
 52,077
 66,229
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
 
 11,683

 69,200
 
 80,883
Loss from equity method investment1,384
 
 5,132
 
Total operating expense56,061
 53,452
 122,839
 122,918
57,413
 120,098
 180,252
 243,016
Income from continuing operations before income taxes25,120
 23,896
 63,839
 60,276
Provision for income taxes7,453
 5,178
 17,499
 16,645
Net income from continuing operations17,667

18,718
 46,340
 43,631
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax(834) (2,743) 7,541
 (4,364)
Net income$16,833

$15,975
 $53,881
 $39,267
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes39,226
 (59,504) 103,065
 772
Provision (benefit) for income taxes11,239
 (16,914) 28,738
 (269)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations27,987

(42,590) 74,327
 1,041
Net loss from discontinued operations, before income tax
 (4,293) (39,048) (8,518)
Income tax expense (benefit) related to disposition

$598
 $139
 $(45,991) $278
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations$(598) $(4,432) $6,943
 $(8,796)
Net income (loss)$27,389

$(47,022) $81,270
 $(7,755)
       
Basic earnings (loss) per share:       
Continuing operations$0.63
 $(0.93) $1.63
 $0.02
Discontinued operations(0.01) (0.10) 0.15
 (0.19)
Basic earnings per share$0.62
 $(1.03) $1.78
 $(0.17)
       
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:       
Continuing operations$0.61
 $(0.93) $1.59
 $0.03
Discontinued operations(0.01) (0.10) 0.15
 (0.19)
Diluted earnings per share (1)
$0.60
 $(1.03) $1.74
 $(0.16)
              
Weighted average common shares outstanding:              
Basic46,451
 45,650
 46,438
 45,578
44,422
 45,853
 45,759
 45,674
Diluted47,107
 47,996
 47,335
 47,757
       
Basic income (loss) per share:       
Continuing operations$0.38
 $0.41
 $1.00
 $0.96
Discontinued operations(0.02) (0.06) 0.16
 (0.10)
Basic income per share$0.36
 $0.35
 $1.16
 $0.86
       
Diluted income (loss) per share:       
Continuing operations$0.38
 $0.39
 $0.98
 $0.92
Discontinued operations(0.02) (0.06) 0.16
 (0.10)
Diluted income per share$0.36
 $0.33
 $1.14
 $0.82
Diluted (1)
46,010
 45,853
 46,887
 48,061
(1) As of December 31, 2018, the Company made certain insignificant adjustments to previously-reported Earnings Per Share ("EPS") to correctly reflect the effect of anti-dilutive shares on diluted EPS calculations in accordance with ASC 260. These changes were immaterial to the overall EPS calculation. Diluted loss per share for the three months ended September 30, 2018 of $0.97 was corrected to $1.03.(1) As of December 31, 2018, the Company made certain insignificant adjustments to previously-reported Earnings Per Share ("EPS") to correctly reflect the effect of anti-dilutive shares on diluted EPS calculations in accordance with ASC 260. These changes were immaterial to the overall EPS calculation. Diluted loss per share for the three months ended September 30, 2018 of $0.97 was corrected to $1.03.

See accompanying Notes to Unauditedunaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Statements
.

CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Net income$16,833
 $15,975
 $53,881
 $39,267
Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges, net of $0 tax in both periods
 (439) 
 (385)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of $0 tax in both periods3,635
 (6,752) 20,330
 (9,663)
Other comprehensive income (loss)3,635
 (7,191) 20,330
 (10,048)
Comprehensive income$20,468
 $8,784
 $74,211
 $29,219
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Net income (loss)$27,389
 $(47,022) $81,270
 $(7,755)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges, net of $0 tax in both periods
 (187) 
 (572)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of $0 tax in both periods(1,954) 2,649
 18,376
 (7,015)
Other comprehensive (loss) income(1,954) 2,462
 18,376
 (7,587)
Comprehensive income (loss)$25,435
 $(44,560) $99,646
 $(15,342)

See accompanying Notes to Unauditedunaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2019 20182019 2018
Cash flows from operating activities      
Net income from continuing operations$46,340
 $43,631
$74,327
 $1,041
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by continuing operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization9,571
 9,005
14,180
 13,628
Provision for loan losses214,395
 163,230
338,262
 290,922
Amortization of debt issuance costs and bond (premium)/discount1,568
 2,117
Amortization of debt issuance costs and bond discount2,273
 2,923
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense(3,596) 3,199
(3,147) 3,005
Loss on disposal of property and equipment1,834
 517
47
 640
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 11,683

 80,883
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance(991) (2,223)
Share-based compensation expense4,816
 4,023
Loss from equity method investment5,132
 
Share-based compensation7,587
 6,112
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Accrued fees and service charges on loans receivable(1,171) 2,928
Accrued interest on loans receivable(11,446) (5,986)
Prepaid expenses and other assets16,344
 5,853
14,275
 2,695
Other assets(3,790) 
(8,439) (2,458)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities9,527
 (2,080)13,596
 (4,862)
Deferred revenue(915) (1,193)(533) (1,984)
Income taxes payable25,123
 26,727
25,117
 326
Income taxes receivable(8,253) (18,436)5,598
 (12,908)
Deferred rent
 127
Accrued Interest(1,247) (3,284)
Accrued interest(15,303) (18,060)
Other liabilities2,764
 909
2,767
 1,162
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities312,319
 246,733
464,293
 357,079
Net cash (used in) provided by discontinued operating activities(504) 5,458
(504) 5,562
Net cash provided by operating activities311,815
 252,191
463,789
 362,641
Cash flows from investing activities      
Purchase of property, equipment and software(6,164) (2,957)(8,667) (8,030)
Loans receivable originated or acquired(879,081) (1,063,072)(1,369,644) (1,624,881)
Loans receivable repaid661,882
 868,436
995,291
 1,212,446
Investments in Cognical Holdings(4,368) (958)
Investments in Cognical Holdings, Inc. ("Zibby")(8,168) (958)
Net cash used in continuing investing activities(227,731) (198,551)(391,188) (421,423)
Net cash used in discontinued investing activities(14,213) (14,349)(14,213) (24,481)
Net cash used in investing activities(241,944) (212,900)(405,401) (445,904)
Cash flows from financing activities      
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock
 12,431

 11,549
Proceeds from Non-Recourse U.S. SPV facility
 13,000

 17,000
Payments on Non-Recourse U.S. SPV facility
 (19,163)
 (61,590)
Proceeds from Non-Recourse Canada SPV facility3,750
 
15,992
 89,949
Payments on Non-Recourse Canada SPV facility(24,752) 
(24,835) 
Payments on 12.00% Senior Secured Notes
 (77,500)
 (605,000)
Proceeds from 8.25% Senior Secured Notes
 690,000
Debt issuance costs paid(198) (168)(198) (17,517)
Proceeds from credit facilities68,002
 18,798
179,811
 65,169
Payments on credit facilities(88,002) (18,798)(174,811) (36,169)
Payments on subordinated stockholder debt(2,245) 
(2,252) 
Payments of call premiums from early debt extinguishments
 (9,300)
 (63,350)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options27
 39
87
 408
Payments to net share settle restricted stock units vesting(110) 
Repurchase of common stock(1,762) 
(52,172) 
Net cash used in financing activities (1)
(45,180) (80,661)
CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and restricted cash1,461
 (4,189)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash26,152
 (45,559)
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period99,857
 174,491
Cash and restricted cash at end of period126,009
 128,932
Less: Cash and restricted cash of discontinued operations at end of period
 12,460
Cash and restricted cash of continuing operations at end of period$126,009
 $116,472
(1) Financing activities include continuing operations only, and were not impacted by discontinued operations
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (1)
(58,488) 90,449
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and restricted cash1,204
 (4,080)
Net increase in cash and restricted cash1,104
 3,106
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period99,857
 174,491
Cash and restricted cash at end of period100,961
 177,597
Less: Cash and restricted cash of discontinued operations at end of period
 11,303
Cash and restricted cash of continuing operations at end of period$100,961
 $166,294
(1) Financing activities include continuing operations only, and were not impacted by discontinued operations

See accompanying Notes to Unauditedunaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)


NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Basis of Presentation

The terms “CURO" and the “Company” refer to CURO Group Holdings Corp. and its directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries as a combined entity, except where otherwise stated. The term "CFTC" refers to CURO Financial Technologies Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary, and its directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries as a consolidated entity, except where otherwise stated.

The Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements ("Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements") in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), and with the accounting policies described in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 18, 2019 ("2018 Form 10-K"). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed or omitted, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to enable a reasonable understanding of the information presented. Additionally, in September 2018, and subsequently expanded in June 2019, the SEC changed the definition of a smaller reporting company ("SRC"). The change in definition of an SRC would allow more registrants to qualify to report under scaled disclosure requirements. Under these rules, CURO meets the definition of an SRC as of June 30, 2019.

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes reflect all adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the Company's results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the periods presented. On February 25, 2019, the Company's United Kingdom ("U.K.") operations were placed into administration, which resulted in treatment of the segment as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Form 10-Q"), current and prior period financial information is presented as if the U.K. segment was excluded from continuing operations. For further information about the placement of the segment into administration, refer to "--Nature of Operations" below.

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes included in the 2018 Form 10-K. Interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for future interim periods or for the year ending December 31, 2019.

Principles of Consolidation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of CURO and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Equity Investment in Unconsolidated Entity

In April 2019, as part of a broader capital structure reorganization by the investee company, the Company made an additional $2.8 million cash investment in Cognical Holdings, which operates under the Zibby brand. See Note 8 - "Financial Instruments" for additional detail on the adjustment to fair value for the quarter ended June 30, 2019.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Estimates also affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods reported. Some of the significant estimates that the Company made in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include allowances for loan losses, certain assumptions related to goodwill and intangibles, accruals related to self-insurance, credit services organization ("CSO") liability for losses and estimated tax liabilities. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Nature of Operations

CURO is a growth-oriented, technology-enabled, highly-diversified consumer finance company serving a wide range of underbanked consumers in the United States ("U.S."), Canada and, through February 25, 2019, the U.K.


CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

U.K. Segment Placed into Administration

On February 25, 2019, the Company announced that a proposed Scheme of Arrangement ("SOA"), as described in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 31, 2019, would not be implemented. In accordance with the provisions of the U.K. Insolvency Act 1986 and as approved by the boards of directors of the Company’s U.K. subsidiaries, Curo Transatlantic Limited and SRC Transatlantic Limited (collectively, “the U.K. Subsidiaries”), insolvency practitioners from KPMG were appointed as administrators (“Administrators”) for the U.K. Subsidiaries. The effect of the U.K. Subsidiaries’ entry into administration was to place their management, affairs, business and property under the direct control of the Administrators. Accordingly, the Company deconsolidated the U.K. Subsidiaries as of February 25, 2019 and presented the U.K. Subsidiaries as Discontinued Operations for all periods presented in this Form 10-Q.

Basis of Presentation

The terms “CURO" and the “Company” refer to CURO Group Holdings Corp. and its directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries as a consolidated entity, except where otherwise stated. The term "CFTC" refers to CURO Financial Technologies Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and its directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries as a consolidated entity, except where otherwise stated.

The Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements ("Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements") in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), and with the accounting policies described in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 18, 2019 ("2018 Form 10-K"). Operating results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that might be expected for any other interim period or the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.

Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed or omitted, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to enable a reasonable understanding of the information presented. Additionally, in September 2018, and subsequently expanded in June 2019, the SEC changed the definition of a smaller reporting company ("SRC"). The change in definition of an SRC allows more registrants to qualify to report under scaled disclosure requirements. Under these rules, CURO met the definition of an SRC as of June 30, 2019. Refer to "--FASB Definition of an SRC as related to the CECL standard and evaluation of the impact of the CECL standard" for information regarding the impact on the Company of meeting the definition of an SRC.

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes reflect all adjustments (consisting only of adjustments of a normal and recurring nature) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the Company's results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the periods presented. On February 25, 2019, the Company's United Kingdom ("U.K.") segment, as defined by ASC 280, was placed into administration, resulting in the treatment of it as discontinued operations per ASC 205-20. Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Form 10-Q"), current and prior-period financial information presents the U.K. segment as discontinued operations as required. For further information about the placement of the segment into administration, refer to "--Nature of Operations" below.

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes included in the 2018 Form 10-K. Interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for future interim periods or for the year ending December 31, 2019.

Principles of Consolidation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of CURO and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.


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Equity Investment in Unconsolidated Entity

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company invested an additional $6.6 million in Cognical Holdings, Inc. ("Zibby"), offset by a $3.7 million carrying value adjustment as a result of the additional investment. As of September 30, 2019, the Company owned 42.3% of Zibby. See Note 8 - "Fair Value Measurements" for additional detail on Zibby's fair value considerations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Estimates also affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods reported. Some of the significant estimates that the Company made in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include allowances for loan losses, certain assumptions related to equity investments, goodwill and intangibles, accruals related to self-insurance, credit services organization ("CSO") liability for losses, and estimated tax liabilities. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Open-End Loss Recognition

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company modified the timeframe for which it charges-off Open-End loans and made related refinements to its loss provisioning methodology. Prior to January 1, 2019, the Company deemed Open-End loans uncollectible and charged-off when a customer missed a scheduled payment and the loan was considered past due.past-due. Because of the continuingcontinued shift to Open-End loans in Canada and analysis of payment patterns on early-stage versus late-stage delinquencies, the Company revised its estimates and now considers Open-End loans uncollectible when the loan has been contractually past-due for 90 consecutive days. Consequently, past duepast-due Open-End loans and related accrued interest now remain in loans receivable for 90 days before being charged-off against the allowance for loan losses. All recoveries on charged-off loans are credited to the allowance for loan losses. TheQuarterly, the Company evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses compared to the related gross loans receivable balances that include accrued interest.

The aforementioned change was treated as a change in accounting estimate for accounting purposes and applied prospectively effective January 1, 2019.

The change affects comparability towith prior periods as follows:

Gross combined loans receivable: balances as of JuneSeptember 30, 2019 include $35.4$46.1 million of Open-End loans that are up to 90 days past-due with related accrued interest, while such balances for periods prior to March 31, 2019 do not include any past duepast-due loans.

Revenues: for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, gross revenues include interest earned on past-due loan balances of approximately $12$15 million and $21$35 million, respectively, while revenues in prior-year periods do not include comparable amounts.

Provision for Losses: prospectively, from January 1, 2019, past-due, unpaid balances plus related accrued interest charge-off on day 91. Provision expense is affected by total charge-offs less total recoveries ("NCOs") plus changes to the Allowance for loan losses. Because NCOs prospectively include unpaid principal and up to 90 days of related accrued interest, NCO amounts and rates are higher and the Open-End Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of Open-End gross loans receivable is higher. The Open-End Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of Open-End gross loans receivable increased to 18.3%17.2% at JuneSeptember 30, 2019, compared to 10.7%9.8% in the samecomparable prior-year period.

Correction of Immaterial Errors in Previously-Issued Financial Statements

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company corrected immaterial errors toin its prior presentation of cash flows for loan originations and collections on principal. The Company determined that the historical presentation was in error by not conforming to US GAAP because it included outflows for loan originations and receipts on collections in Cash provided by operating activities rather than in Cash used in investing activities. Accordingly, the Company corrected previously filed financial statements by reclassifying cash outflows for loan originations and receipts on collections of principal of $48.2$412.4 million from net Cash provided by operating activities to net Cash used in investing activities for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2018. Total cash flows for each period presented did not change. The Company concluded that the errors were immaterial to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and sixnine months ended June 30, 2018. The Company has revised its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the six months ended June 30, 2018 presented in this Form 10-Q. A summary of the correction follows:


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ended September 30, 2018. The Company has revised its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 presented in this Form 10-Q. A summary of the correction follows (in thousands):

(dollars in thousands) Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
As Reported:(1)
    
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities $52,097
Net cash used in continuing operating activities $(55,356)
Net cash used in continuing investing activities (3,915) (8,988)
    
As Corrected:    
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities 246,733
 357,079
Net cash used in continuing investing activities (198,551) (421,423)
(1) "As reported" balances include amounts from continuing operations historically presented within these captions.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

ASU 2016-02

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issuedestablished Topic 842, Leases, by issuing ASU No. 2016-02, which requires lessees to recognize leases on the balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. The Company adopted ASU 2016-02the standard as of January 1, 2019 using the alternative modified retrospective approach,method, also known as the transition relief method, permitted under ASU 2018-11, which provides a method for recording existing leases at adoption and inallows companies to not recast comparative periods that approximatesin the resultsperiod of a full retrospective approach.adoption. The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance which, among other things, permits companies to not reassess prior conclusions on lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. The Company also elected to combine lease and non-lease components and to exclude short-term leases, defined as having an initial term of 12 months or less, from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company did not elect the hindsight practical expedient.
Due to
As of September 30, 2019, the adoption of the new standard, theCompany held right of use assets ("ROU assets") and additional operating lease liabilities ("lease liabilities") as of June 30, 2019 were $141.0$118.3 million and $148.8$126.0 million, respectively. Prepaid rent of $2.7 million and deferred liabilityliabilities of $10.9 million were included in ROU assets and lease liabilities, respectively.respectively, at the time of adoption. During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company reduced initial opening balances for ROU assets and lease liabilities recorded on January 1, 2019 by $18.0 million as a result of a previous misapplication of certain provisions of Topic 842. The standard did not materially impact of this misapplication on the Company's consolidated net earnings. financial position, results of operations, and cash flows was not material.

SeeNote 14 - "Leases" for additional information and disclosures required by Topic 842.

ASU 2018-122018-02

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive income ("ASU 2018-02"), which permits the reclassification to retained earnings of disproportionate tax effects in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) caused by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ("2017 Tax Act"). The Company adopted ASU 2018-02 as of January 1, 2019, which did not have a material impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

Accounting Pronouncements Related to the Current Expected Credit Loss ("CECL") Standard

ASU 2016-13

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” and subsequent amendments to the guidance: ASU 2018-19 in November 2018, ASU 2019-04 in April 2019 and ASU 2019-05 in May 2019. The standard, as amended, changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. The standard will replace the current “incurred loss” approach with an “expected loss” model for instruments measured at amortized cost. For available-for-sale debt securities, entities will be required to record allowances rather than reduce the carrying amount, as they currently do under the

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other-than-temporary impairment model. The standard also simplifies the accounting model for purchased credit-impaired debt securities and loans. The amendment will affect loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off-balance sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables, and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual right to receive cash. ASU 2019-04 clarifies that equity instruments without readily determinable fair values for which an entity has elected the measurement alternative should be remeasured to fair value as of the date that an observable transaction occurred. ASU 2019-05 provides an option to irrevocably elect to measure certain individual financial assets at fair value instead of amortized cost. The amendments should be applied on either a prospective transition or modified-retrospective approach depending on the subtopic. As issued, this ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods therein. Early adoption is permitted for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods therein. The Company is evaluating its alternatives with respect to the available accounting methods under ASU 2016‑13, including the fair value option. If the fair value option is not utilized, adoption of ASU 2016-13 will increase the allowance for credit losses with a resulting negative adjustment to retained earnings on the date of adoption. Additionally, as disclosed below in "--FASB Definition of an SRC as related to the Company is evaluatingCECL standard and evaluation of the impact of the FASB's definition of a SRCCECL standard", the Company expects to defer the adoption of ASU 2016-13.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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2016-13 until at least January 1, 2021.

ASU 2019-05

In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-05,Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), which amends ASU 2016-13 to allow companies to irrevocably elect, upon adoption of ASU 2016-13, the fair value option on financial instruments that (i) were previously recorded at amortized cost and (ii) are within the scope of ASC 326-203326-20 if the instruments are eligible for the fair value option under ASC 825-10. The fair value option election does not apply to held-to-maturity debt securities. Entities are required to make this election on an instrument-by-instrument basis. ASU 2019-05’s amendments should be applied on a modified-retrospective basis by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the statement of financial position as of the date that an entity adopted the amendments in ASU 2016-13. For entities that have adopted ASU 2016-13, the amendments in ASU 2019-05 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods therein. An entity may early adopt the ASU in any interim period after its issuance if the entity has adopted ASU 2016-13. For all other entities, the effective date will be the same as the effective date for ASU 2016-13. We areThe Company expects to elect the option to defer adoption to a later effective date, as further described below in "--FASB Definition of an SRC as related to the CECL standard and evaluation of the impact of the CECL standard." The Company is currently evaluating the methods and impact of adopting this new standard on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

ASU 2019-04

In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-04,Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments, which clarifies certain aspects of accounting for credit losses, hedging activities, and financial instruments. The ASU’s amendments apply to all entities within the scope of the affected guidance. Accrued interest - Amortized cost basis is defined in ASU 2016-13 as "the amount at which a financing receivable or investment is originated or acquired, adjusted for applicable accrued interest, accretion or amortization of premium, discount, and net deferred fees or costs, collection of cash, write-offs, foreign exchange, and fair value hedge accounting adjustments".adjustments." To address stakeholders’ concerns that the inclusion of accrued interest in the definition of amortized cost basis could make application of the credit loss guidance operationally burdensome, ASU 2019-04 provides certain alternatives for the measurement of the allowance for credit losses (ALL)("ALL") on accrued interest receivable (AIR)("AIR"). These measurement alternatives include (1)(i) measuring an ALL on AIR separately, (2)(ii) electing to provide separate disclosure of the AIR component of amortized cost as a practical expedient, and (3)(iii) making accounting policy elections to simplify certain aspects of the presentation and measurement of such AIR. As issued, for entities that have adopted ASU 2016-13, the amendments in ASU 2019-04 related to ASU 2016-13 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods therein. ASU 2019-04’s amendments should be applied "on a modified-retrospective basis by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening retained earnings balance in the statement of financial position as of the date an entity adopted the amendments in ASU 2016-13." Certain disclosures are also required. For all other entities,Due to the effective date will beFASB's decision to allow a deferment option for SRCs applying ASU 2016-13, the same as the effective date inCompany expects to defer adoption of both ASU 2016-13.2016-13 and ASU 2019-04.


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FASB Definition of a Smaller Reporting Company ("SRC")an SRC as related to the CECL standard and evaluation of the impact of the CECL standard

On July 17,October 16, 2019, the FASB issued forapproved a 30-day comment period a draft proposal that would reconsider its philosophy for establishing effective dates for major projects for certain classes of companies, including SRCs. Under current SEC definitions, CURO meets the definition of an SRC as of June 30, 2019. The proposed standard wouldto defer required adoption of the CECL standard for SRCs until fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2022. Under current SEC definitions, CURO met the definition of an SRC as of June 30, 2019. The FASB further confirmed that for CECL, a company makes an evaluation of SRC status in accordance with SEC rules at the time of standard effectiveness (i.e., as of June 30, 2019) and that status is effective for purposes of adopting the CECL standard regardless of future changes in SRC status. The FASB is expected to codify the approved proposal with issuance of a new ASU during the fourth quarter of 2019. The Company will continue to monitor the standard settingstandard-setting activities of the FASB and evaluate their potential impact on theexpects to elect to defer adoption of accounting standards such as ASU 2016-13 and ASU 2019-04. We arethe CECL standard. The Company is currently evaluating the methods and impact of adopting the CECL standard on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

SEC Disclosure Update
 
In August 2018, the SEC adopted final rules under SEC Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification, amending certain disclosure requirements that had become redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated or superseded. Other than the amendment's expanded disclosure requirement for interim financial statements to disclose both current and comparative quarter and year-to-date reconciliations of changes in stockholders' equity, it did not have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, nor is it expected to have a material impact on the Company's annual disclosuresConsolidated Financial Statements or financial statements.Notes thereto.

NOTE 2 - VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

In August 2018, the Company closed the Non-Recourse Canada SPV facility, whereby certain loan receivables were sold to wholly-owned, bankruptcy-remote special purpose subsidiaries ("VIEs") to collateralize debt incurred under the facility.

As the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIEs, it includes the assets and liabilities related to the VIEs in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. As required, the Company parenthetically discloses on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets the

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VIEs’ assets that can only be used to settle the VIEs' obligations and liabilities if the VIEs’ creditors have no recourse against the Company's general credit.

The carrying amounts of consolidated VIEs' assets and liabilities associated with the VIE subsidiaries were as follows:follows (in thousands):
(in thousands)June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Assets       
Restricted cash$14,819
 $12,840
 $21,897
 $12,840
Gross loans receivable less allowance for loan losses190,121
 136,187
 206,158
 136,187
Total Assets$204,940
 $149,027
 $228,055
 $149,027
Liabilities       
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities$15,020
 $4,980
 $7,259
 $4,980
Deferred revenue45
 40
 44
 40
Accrued interest713
 831
 777
 831
Intercompany payable 93,671
 44,330
Long-term debt90,977
 107,479
 102,483
 107,479
Total Liabilities$106,755
 $113,330
 $204,234
 $157,660


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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NOTE 3 – LOANS RECEIVABLE AND REVENUE

The following table summarizes revenue by product for the periods indicated:indicated (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)20192018 2019 2018
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Unsecured Installment$122,112
$114,936
 $257,890
 $240,315
 $137,233
 $137,660
 $395,119
 $377,976
Secured Installment26,076
25,777
 53,553
 52,633
 28,270
 28,562
 81,823
 81,195
Open-End54,972
27,222
 107,841
 54,445
 66,120
 40,290
 173,961
 94,735
Single-Pay45,528
58,325
 92,289
 118,682
 49,312
 50,614
 141,605
 169,296
Ancillary15,612
10,909
 30,666
 21,937
 16,329
 12,356
 46,995
 34,292
Total revenue$264,300
$237,169
 $542,239
 $488,012
 $297,264
 $269,482
 $839,503
 $757,494

The following tables summarize Loans receivable by product and the related delinquent loans receivable at JuneSeptember 30, 2019:2019 (in thousands):
 June 30, 2019 September 30, 2019
(in thousands) Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndTotal
 Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndTotal
Current loans receivable $76,126
$126,685
$71,218
$247,915
$521,944
 $78,039
$127,952
$72,866
$268,918
$547,775
Delinquent loans receivable 
38,037
14,216
35,396
87,649
 
46,537
17,250
46,053
109,840
Total loans receivable 76,126
164,722
85,434
283,311
609,593
 78,039
174,489
90,116
314,971
657,615
Less: allowance for losses (4,941)(35,223)(9,996)(51,717)(101,877) (5,662)(38,127)(10,363)(54,233)(108,385)
Loans receivable, net $71,185
$129,499
$75,438
$231,594
$507,716
 $72,377
$136,362
$79,753
$260,738
$549,230

 June 30, 2019 September 30, 2019
(in thousands) Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndTotal
 Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndTotal
Delinquent loans receivable      
0-30 days past due $14,995
$7,096
$14,997
$37,088
 $17,187
$7,456
$18,734
$43,377
31-60 days past due 11,176
3,358
9,455
23,989
 13,890
4,711
13,283
31,884
61-90 days past due 11,866
3,762
10,944
26,572
61 + days past due 15,460
5,083
14,036
34,579
Total delinquent loans receivable $38,037
$14,216
$35,396
$87,649
 $46,537
$17,250
$46,053
$109,840

The following tables summarize Loans receivable by product and the related delinquent loans receivable at December 31, 2018 (in thousands):
  December 31, 2018
  Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndTotal
Current loans receivable $80,823
$141,316
$75,583
$207,333
$505,055
Delinquent loans receivable 
49,087
17,389

66,476
   Total loans receivable 80,823
190,403
92,972
207,333
571,531
   Less: allowance for losses (4,189)(37,716)(12,191)(19,901)(73,997)
Loans receivable, net $76,634
$152,687
$80,781
$187,432
$497,534


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The following tables summarize Loans receivable by product and the related delinquent loans receivable at December 31, 2018:
  December 31, 2018
(in thousands) Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndTotal
Current loans receivable $80,823
$141,316
$75,583
$207,333
$505,055
Delinquent loans receivable 
49,087
17,389

66,476
   Total loans receivable 80,823
190,403
92,972
207,333
571,531
   Less: allowance for losses (4,189)(37,716)(12,191)(19,901)(73,997)
Loans receivable, net $76,634
$152,687
$80,781
$187,432
$497,534

 December 31, 2018 December 31, 2018
(in thousands) Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
 Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
Delinquent loans receivable  

  

0-30 days past due $17,850
$7,870
$25,720
 $17,850
$7,870
$25,720
31-60 days past due 14,705
4,725
19,430
 14,705
4,725
19,430
61-90 days past due 16,532
4,794
21,326
61 + days past due 16,532
4,794
21,326
Total delinquent loans receivable $49,087
$17,389
$66,476
 $49,087
$17,389
$66,476

The following tables summarize loans guaranteed by the Company under CSO programs and the related delinquent receivables at JuneSeptember 30, 2019:2019 (in thousands):
 June 30, 2019 September 30, 2019
(in thousands) Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
 Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
Current loans receivable guaranteed by the Company $54,968
$1,930
$56,898
 $58,862
$1,966
$60,828
Delinquent loans receivable guaranteed by the Company 10,087
354
10,441
 11,842
396
12,238
Total loans receivable guaranteed by the Company 65,055
2,284
67,339
 70,704
2,362
73,066
Less: Liability for losses on CSO lender-owned consumer loans (9,433)(71)(9,504) (10,181)(68)(10,249)
Loans receivable guaranteed by the Company, net $55,622
$2,213
$57,835
 $60,523
$2,294
$62,817

 June 30, 2019 September 30, 2019
(in thousands) Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
 Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
Delinquent loans receivable  

  

0-30 days past due $8,511
$299
$8,810
 $9,859
$330
$10,189
31-60 days past due 1,052
37
1,089
 1,229
41
1,270
61-90 days past due 524
18
542
61+ days past due 754
25
779
Total delinquent loans receivable $10,087
$354
$10,441
 $11,842
$396
$12,238

The following tables summarize loans guaranteed by the Company under CSO programs and the related delinquent receivables at December 31, 2018 (in thousands):
  December 31, 2018
  Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
Current loans receivable guaranteed by the Company $65,743
$2,504
$68,247
Delinquent loans receivable guaranteed by the Company 11,708
446
12,154
Total loans receivable guaranteed by the Company 77,451
2,950
80,401
Less: Liability for losses on CSO lender-owned consumer loans (11,582)(425)(12,007)
Loans receivable guaranteed by the Company, net $65,869
$2,525
$68,394


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The following tables summarize loans guaranteed by the Company under CSO programs and the related delinquent receivables at December 31, 2018:
  December 31, 2018
(in thousands) Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
Current loans receivable guaranteed by the Company $65,743
$2,504
$68,247
Delinquent loans receivable guaranteed by the Company 11,708
446
12,154
Total loans receivable guaranteed by the Company 77,451
2,950
80,401
Less: Liability for losses on CSO lender-owned consumer loans (11,582)(425)(12,007)
Loans receivable guaranteed by the Company, net $65,869
$2,525
$68,394
  December 31, 2018
  Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
Delinquent loans receivable    
0-30 days past due $9,684
$369
$10,053
31-60 days past due 1,255
48
1,303
61 + days past due 769
29
798
Total delinquent loans receivable $11,708
$446
$12,154

  December 31, 2018
(in thousands) Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
Delinquent loans receivable    
0-30 days past due $9,684
$369
$10,053
31-60 days past due 1,255
48
1,303
61-90 days past due 769
29
798
Total delinquent loans receivable $11,708
$446
$12,154

The following table summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses during the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019:2019 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
(in thousands)Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndOtherTotal
Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndOtherTotal
Balance, beginning of period$3,897
$33,666
$9,796
$46,963
$
$94,322
$4,941
$35,223
$9,996
$51,717
$
$101,877
Charge-offs(35,759)(37,336)(10,295)(30,688)(1,342)(115,420)(40,512)(34,252)(10,592)(31,993)(1,382)(118,731)
Recoveries24,301
5,366
2,693
5,537
822
38,719
26,599
5,279
2,445
3,791
845
38,959
Net charge-offs(11,458)(31,970)(7,602)(25,151)(520)(76,701)(13,913)(28,973)(8,147)(28,202)(537)(79,772)
Provision for losses12,446
33,514
7,802
29,373
520
83,655
14,736
31,891
8,514
31,220
537
86,898
Effect of foreign currency translation56
13

532

601
(102)(14)
(502)
(618)
Balance, end of period$4,941
$35,223
$9,996
$51,717
$
$101,877
$5,662
$38,127
$10,363
$54,233
$
$108,385
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of gross loan receivables6.5%21.4%11.7%18.3%N/A
16.7%7.3%21.9%11.5%17.2%N/A
16.5%

The following table summarizes activity in the liability for losses on CSO lender-owned consumer loans during the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019:2019 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2019
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
(in thousands)Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
Balance, beginning of period$8,583
$78
$8,661
$9,433
$71
$9,504
Charge-offs(34,564)(683)(35,247)(43,072)(888)(43,960)
Recoveries7,078
657
7,735
7,156
580
7,736
Net charge-offs(27,486)(26)(27,512)(35,916)(308)(36,224)
Provision for losses28,336
19
28,355
36,664
305
36,969
Balance, end of period$9,433
$71
$9,504
$10,181
$68
$10,249

The following table summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses and the liability for losses on CSO lender-owned consumer loans, in total, during the three months ended September 30, 2019 (in thousands):

CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

 Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
 Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndOtherTotal
Balance, beginning of period$4,941
$44,656
$10,067
$51,717
$
$111,381
Charge-offs(40,512)(77,324)(11,480)(31,993)(1,382)(162,691)
Recoveries26,599
12,435
3,025
3,791
845
46,695
Net charge-offs(13,913)(64,889)(8,455)(28,202)(537)(115,996)
Provision for losses14,736
68,555
8,819
31,220
537
123,867
Effect of foreign currency translation(102)(14)
(502)
(618)
Balance, end of period$5,662
$48,308
$10,431
$54,233
$
$118,634

The following table summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses during the three months ended September 30, 2018 (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndOtherTotal
Balance, beginning of period$3,604
$30,291
$10,386
$9,717
$
$53,998
Charge-offs(40,753)(32,115)(11,188)(32,770)(1,494)(118,320)
Recoveries27,861
4,807
2,325
9,191
931
45,115
Net charge-offs(12,892)(27,308)(8,863)(23,579)(563)(73,205)
Provision for losses12,757
32,946
9,698
31,686
563
87,650
Effect of foreign currency translation(179)231

189

241
Balance, end of period$3,290
$36,160
$11,221
$18,013
$
$68,684
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of gross loan receivables4.3%19.5%12.3%9.8%N/A
12.8%

The following table summarizes activity in the liability for losses on CSO lender-owned consumer loans during the three months ended September 30, 2018 (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
Balance, beginning of period$11,193
$426
$11,619
Charge-offs(44,896)(1,088)(45,984)
Recoveries6,901
665
7,566
Net charge-offs(37,995)(423)(38,418)
Provision for losses39,552
490
40,042
Balance, end of period$12,750
$493
$13,243


CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

The following table summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses and the liability for losses on CSO lender-owned consumer loans, in total, during the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019:2018 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
(in thousands)Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndOtherTotal
Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndOtherTotal
Balance, beginning of period$3,897
$42,249
$9,874
$46,963
$
$102,983
$3,604
$41,484
$10,812
$9,717
$
$65,617
Charge-offs(35,759)(71,900)(10,978)(30,688)(1,342)(150,667)(40,753)(77,011)(12,276)(32,770)(1,494)(164,304)
Recoveries24,301
12,444
3,350
5,537
822
46,454
27,861
11,708
2,990
9,191
931
52,681
Net charge-offs(11,458)(59,456)(7,628)(25,151)(520)(104,213)(12,892)(65,303)(9,286)(23,579)(563)(111,623)
Provision for losses12,446
61,850
7,821
29,373
520
112,010
12,757
72,498
10,188
31,686
563
127,692
Effect of foreign currency translation56
13

532

601
(179)231

189

241
Balance, end of period$4,941
$44,656
$10,067
$51,717
$
$111,381
$3,290
$48,910
$11,714
$18,013
$
$81,927

The following table summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses during the threenine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2018:2019 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
(in thousands)Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndOtherTotal
Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndOtherTotal
Balance, beginning of period$3,514
$33,638
$11,639
$6,846
$
$55,637
$4,189
$37,716
$12,191
$19,901
$
$73,997
Charge-offs(41,242)(31,612)(11,082)(23,807)(593)(108,336)(112,792)(115,825)(33,558)(66,319)(4,075)(332,569)
Recoveries28,266
5,085
2,296
11,883
38
47,568
78,811
16,963
8,261
14,487
2,565
121,087
Net charge-offs(12,976)(26,527)(8,786)(11,924)(555)(60,768)(33,981)(98,862)(25,297)(51,832)(1,510)(211,482)
Provision for losses13,101
23,219
7,533
14,848
555
59,256
35,450
99,250
23,469
85,910
1,510
245,589
Effect of foreign currency translation(35)(39)
(53)
(127)4
23

254

281
Balance, end of period$3,604
$30,291
$10,386
$9,717
$
$53,998
$5,662
$38,127
$10,363
$54,233
$
$108,385
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of gross loan receivables4.3%18.9%12.3%10.7%N/A
12.8%7.3%21.9%11.5%17.2%N/A
16.5%

The following table summarizes activity in the liability for losses on CSO lender-owned consumer loans during the threenine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2018:2019 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
(in thousands)Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
Balance, beginning of period$9,886
$526
$10,412
$11,582
$425
$12,007
Charge-offs(33,017)(993)(34,010)(118,617)(2,647)(121,264)
Recoveries7,350
776
8,126
24,794
2,039
26,833
Net charge-offs(25,667)(217)(25,884)(93,823)(608)(94,431)
Provision for losses26,974
117
27,091
92,422
251
92,673
Balance, end of period$11,193
$426
$11,619
$10,181
$68
$10,249


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

The following table summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses and the liability for losses on CSO lender-owned consumer loans, in total, during the threenine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2018:2019 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
(in thousands)Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndOtherTotal
Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndOtherTotal
Balance, beginning of period$3,514
$43,524
$12,165
$6,846
$
$66,049
$4,189
$49,298
$12,616
$19,901
$
$86,004
Charge-offs(41,242)(64,629)(12,075)(23,807)(593)(142,346)(112,792)(234,442)(36,205)(66,319)(4,075)(453,833)
Recoveries28,266
12,435
3,072
11,883
38
55,694
78,811
41,757
10,300
14,487
2,565
147,920
Net charge-offs(12,976)(52,194)(9,003)(11,924)(555)(86,652)(33,981)(192,685)(25,905)(51,832)(1,510)(305,913)
Provision for losses13,101
50,193
7,650
14,848
555
86,347
35,450
191,672
23,720
85,910
1,510
338,262
Effect of foreign currency translation(35)(39)
(53)
(127)4
23

254

281
Balance, end of period$3,604
$41,484
$10,812
$9,717
$
$65,617
$5,662
$48,308
$10,431
$54,233
$
$118,634

The following table summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses during the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019:2018 (in thousands):
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
(in thousands)Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndOtherTotal
Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndOtherTotal
Balance, beginning of period$4,189
$37,716
$12,191
$19,901
$
$73,997
$5,204
$38,977
$13,472
$6,426
$
$64,079
Charge-offs(72,280)(81,573)(22,966)(34,326)(2,693)(213,838)(126,328)(98,946)(33,755)(76,926)(4,474)(340,429)
Recoveries52,212
11,684
5,816
10,696
1,721
82,129
88,945
15,110
7,487
30,451
2,728
144,721
Net charge-offs(20,068)(69,889)(17,150)(23,630)(972)(131,709)(37,383)(83,836)(26,268)(46,475)(1,746)(195,708)
Provision for losses20,714
67,359
14,955
54,690
972
158,690
35,750
80,904
24,017
57,962
1,746
200,379
Effect of foreign currency translation106
37

756

899
(281)115

100

(66)
Balance, end of period$4,941
$35,223
$9,996
$51,717
$
$101,877
$3,290
$36,160
$11,221
$18,013
$
$68,684
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of gross loan receivables6.5%21.4%11.7%18.3%N/A
16.7%4.3%19.5%12.3%9.8%N/A
12.8%

The following table summarizes activity in the liability for losses on CSO lender-owned consumer loans during the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019:2018 (in thousands):
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
(in thousands)Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
Balance, beginning of period$11,582
$425
$12,007
$17,073
$722
$17,795
Charge-offs(75,545)(1,760)(77,305)(119,632)(3,300)(122,932)
Recoveries17,638
1,459
19,097
25,227
2,610
27,837
Net charge-offs(57,907)(301)(58,208)(94,405)(690)(95,095)
Provision for losses55,758
(53)55,705
90,082
461
90,543
Balance, end of period$9,433
$71
$9,504
$12,750
$493
$13,243


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

The following table summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses and the liability for losses on CSO lender-owned consumer loans, in total, during the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019:2018 (in thousands):
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
(in thousands)Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndOtherTotal
Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndOtherTotal
Balance, beginning of period$4,189
$49,298
$12,616
$19,901
$
$86,004
$5,204
$56,050
$14,194
$6,426
$
$81,874
Charge-offs(72,280)(157,118)(24,726)(34,326)(2,693)(291,143)(126,328)(218,578)(37,055)(76,926)(4,474)(463,361)
Recoveries52,212
29,322
7,275
10,696
1,721
101,226
88,945
40,337
10,097
30,451
2,728
172,558
Net charge-offs(20,068)(127,796)(17,451)(23,630)(972)(189,917)(37,383)(178,241)(26,958)(46,475)(1,746)(290,803)
Provision for losses20,714
123,117
14,902
54,690
972
214,395
35,750
170,986
24,478
57,962
1,746
290,922
Effect of foreign currency translation106
37

756

899
(281)115

100

(66)
Balance, end of period$4,941
$44,656
$10,067
$51,717
$
$111,381
$3,290
$48,910
$11,714
$18,013
$
$81,927

The following table summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses during the six months ended June 30, 2018:
 Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
(in thousands)Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndOtherTotal
Balance, beginning of period$5,204
$38,977
$13,472
$6,426
$
$64,079
Charge-offs(85,578)(66,831)(22,567)(44,156)(1,268)(220,400)
Recoveries61,084
10,303
5,162
21,260
85
97,894
Net charge-offs(24,494)(56,528)(17,405)(22,896)(1,183)(122,506)
Provision for losses22,993
47,958
14,319
26,276
1,183
112,729
Effect of foreign currency translation(99)(116)
(89)
(304)
Balance, end of period$3,604
$30,291
$10,386
$9,717
$
$53,998
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of gross loan receivables4.3%18.9%12.3%10.7%N/A
12.8%

The following table summarizes activity in the liability for losses on CSO lender-owned consumer loans during the six months ended June 30, 2018:
 Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(in thousands)Unsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentTotal
Balance, beginning of period$17,073
$722
$17,795
Charge-offs(74,736)(2,212)(76,948)
Recoveries18,326
1,945
20,271
Net charge-offs(56,410)(267)(56,677)
Provision for losses50,530
(29)50,501
Balance, end of period$11,193
$426
$11,619


CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

The following table summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses and the liability for losses on CSO lender-owned consumer loans, in total, during the six months ended June 30, 2018:
 Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
(in thousands)Single-PayUnsecured InstallmentSecured InstallmentOpen-EndOtherTotal
Balance, beginning of period$5,204
$56,050
$14,194
$6,426
$
$81,874
Charge-offs(85,578)(141,567)(24,779)(44,156)(1,268)(297,348)
Recoveries61,084
28,629
7,107
21,260
85
118,165
Net charge-offs(24,494)(112,938)(17,672)(22,896)(1,183)(179,183)
Provision for losses22,993
98,488
14,290
26,276
1,183
163,230
Effect of foreign currency translation(99)(116)
(89)
(304)
Balance, end of period$3,604
$41,484
$10,812
$9,717
$
$65,617

NOTE 4 – CREDIT SERVICES ORGANIZATION
The CSO fee receivable amountsreceivables under CSO programs were $12.0$13.4 million and $14.3 million at JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The Company bears the risk of loss through its guarantee to purchase specific customer loans that are in default with the lenders. The terms of these loans range fromup to six to 18 months. See the 2018 Form 10-K for further details of the Company's accounting policy. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the maximum amount payable under all such guarantees was $56.0$60.4 million and $66.9 million, respectively. If the Company is required to pay any portion of the total amount of the loans it has guaranteed, it will attempt to recover some or the entire amount from the applicable customers. The Company holds no collateral in respect of the guarantees. The Company estimates a liability for losses associated with the guaranty provided to the CSO lenders using assumptions and methodologies similar to the Allowance for loan losses, which it recognizes for its consumer loans. Liability for incurred losses on CSO loans Guaranteed by the Company was $9.5$10.2 million and $12.0 million at JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

The Company placed $5.8$5.9 million and $17.2 million in collateral accounts for the benefit of lenders at JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, which is reflected in "Prepaid expenses and other" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The balances required to be maintained in these collateral accounts vary by lender, typically based on a percentage of the outstanding loan balances held by the lender. The percentage of outstanding loan balances required for collateral is negotiated between the Company and each such lender.

NOTE 5 – LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debtDebt consisted of the following:following (in thousands):
(in thousands) June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
8.25% Senior Secured Notes (due 2025) $677,535
 $676,661
 $677,924
 $676,661
Non-Recourse Canada SPV Facility 90,977
 107,479
 102,483
 107,479
Senior Revolver 
 20,000
 25,000
 20,000
Long-term debt $768,512
 $804,140
Debt $805,407
 $804,140

8.25% Senior Secured Notes

In August 2018, the Company issued $690.0 million of 8.25% Senior Secured Notes which mature on September 1, 2025 ("8.25% Senior Secured Notes"). Interest on the notes is payable semiannually, in arrears, on March 1 and September 1. In connection with the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes, the balance of capitalized financing costs of approximately $12.8$12.1 million, net of amortization, is included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of "Long-term debt."Debt." These costs are amortized over the term of the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes as a component of interest expense.

The proceeds of this issuance were used (i) to redeem the outstanding 12.00% Senior Secured Notes of CFTC, (ii) to repay a portion of the outstanding indebtedness under the five-year revolving credit facility of CURO Receivables Finance I, LLC, a wholly-ownedwholly-

CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

owned subsidiary, ("CURO Receivables"), which consisted of a term loan and revolving borrowing capacity, (iii) for general corporate purposes and (iv) to pay fees, expenses, premiums and accrued interest in connection therewith.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company was in full compliance with the covenants and other provisions of the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes.

12.00% Senior Secured Notes

In February and November 2017, CFTC issued $470.0 million and $135.0 million, respectively, of 12.00% Senior Secured Notes due March 1, 2022. In connection with these 12.00% Senior Secured Notes, the Company capitalized financing costs of approximately $18.3 million. These costs were being amortized over the term of the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes as a component of interest expense.

On March 7, 2018, CFTC redeemed $77.5 million of its 12.00% Senior Secured Notes using a portion of the proceeds from the Company's initial public offering, as required by the underlying indenture (the transaction whereby the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes were partially redeemed, the “Redemption”), at a price equal to 112.00% of the principal amount of the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest paid thereon, to the date of Redemption. The Redemption price and the amortization of a corresponding portion of the capitalized financing costs resulted in a loss on Redemption of $11.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Following the Redemption, $527.5 million of the original outstanding principal amount of the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes remained outstanding. The Redemption was conducted pursuant to the Indenture governing the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes (the “Indenture”), dated as of February 15, 2017, by and among CFTC, the guarantors party thereto and TMI Trust Company, as trustee and collateral agent.

The remainder of the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes were extinguished effective September 7, 2018 using proceeds from the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes as described above. The early extinguishment of the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes resulted in a pretax loss of $69.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2018.

Non-Recourse Canada SPV Facility

On August 2, 2018, CURO Canada Receivables Limited Partnership, a newly created, bankruptcy-remote special purpose vehicle (the "Canada SPV Borrower") and a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a four-year revolving credit facility with Waterfall Asset Management, LLC that provided for C$175.0 million of initial borrowing capacity and the ability to expand such capacity up to C$250.0 million ("Non-Recourse Canada SPV Facility"). The loans bear interest at an annual rate of 6.75% plus the three-month CDOR. The Canada SPV Borrower also pays a 0.50% per annum commitment fee on the unused portion of the commitments. In April 2019, the facility's maturity date was extended one year, to 2023. As of June 30, 2019, the Canada SPV Borrower was in full compliance with the covenants and other provisions of the Non-Recourse Canada SPV Facility.

As of JuneSeptember 30, 2019, outstanding borrowings under the Non-Recourse Canada SPV Facility were $91.0$102.5 million, net of deferred financing costs of $3.6$3.3 million. For further information on the Non-Recourse Canada SPV, refer to Note 2, "Variable Interest Entities."

Non-Recourse U.S. SPV Facility

In November 2016, CURO Receivables and a wholly-owned subsidiary entered into a five-year revolving credit facility with Victory Park Management, LLC and certain other lenders that provided for an $80.0 million term loan and $70.0 million revolving borrowing capacity that could expand over time (collectively, “Non-Recourse U.S. SPV Facility”). Borrowings under this facility bore interest at an annual rate of up to 12.00% plus the greater of (i) 1.0% per annum and (ii) the three-month LIBOR. The SPV Borrower also paid a 0.50% per annum fee on the unused portion of the commitments. In connection with this facility, the capitalized financing costs at the time of extinguishment, as discussed below, were approximately $5.3 million, net of amortization. These capitalized financing costs were included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as a component of "Long-term debt" and were amortized over the term of the Non-Recourse U.S. SPV Facility.

On September 30, 2018, a portion of the proceeds from the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes were used to extinguish the revolver's balance of $42.4 million. In October 2018, the Company extinguished the remaining term loan balance of $80.0 million and made the final termination payment of $2.7 million, resulting in a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $9.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2018.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

Senior Revolver

On September 1, 2017, the Company entered into a $25.0 million Senior Secured Revolving Loan Facility (the “Senior Revolver”). The terms of the Senior Revolver generally conform to the related provisions in the Indenture dated February 15, 2017 for the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes and complements the Company's other financing sources, while providing seasonal short-term liquidity. In February 2018, the Senior Revolver capacity was increased to $29.0 million as permitted by the Indenture to the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes, based upon consolidated tangible assets. Additionally, in November 2018, the Senior Revolver capacity was increased to $50.0 million, as permitted by the Indenture to the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes. The Senior Revolver is now syndicated with participation by four banks.

Under the Senior Revolver, there is $50.0 million maximum availability, including up to $5.0 million of standby letters of credit, for a one-year term, renewable for successive terms following annual review. The current term expires June 30, 2020. The Senior Revolver accrues interest at one-month LIBOR plus 5.00% (subject to a 5% overall minimum) and is repayable on demand.

The terms of the Senior Revolver require that its outstanding balance be zero for at least 30 consecutive days in each calendar year. The Senior Revolver is guaranteed by all subsidiaries that guarantee the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes and is secured by a lien on substantially all assets of CURO and the guarantor subsidiaries that is senior to the lien securing the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes. Additionally, the negative covenants of the Senior Revolver generally conform to the related provisions in the Indenture for the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes. The revolver was undrawnhad an outstanding balance of $25.0 million at JuneSeptember 30, 2019.

The Senior Revolver contains various conditions to borrowing and affirmative, negative and financial maintenance covenants. Certain of the more significant covenants are (i) minimum eligible collateral value, (ii) consolidated interest coverage ratio and (iii) consolidated leverage ratio. The Senior Revolver also contains various events of default, the occurrence of which could result in termination of the lenders’ commitments to lend and the acceleration of all obligations under the Senior Revolver. As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in full compliance with the covenants and other provisions of the Senior Revolver.

CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)


Cash Money Revolving Credit Facility

Cash Money Cheque Cashing, Inc., a Canadian subsidiary ("Cash Money"), maintains a C$10.0 million revolving credit facility with Royal Bank of Canada (the "Cash Money Revolving Credit Facility"), which provides short-term liquidity required to meet the working capital needs of the Company's Canadian operations. Aggregate draws under the revolving credit facility are limited to the lesser of: (i) the borrowing base, which is defined as a percentage of cash, deposits in transit and accounts receivable, and (ii) C$10.0 million. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2019, the borrowing capacity under the Cash Money Revolving Credit Facility, which was C$9.7 million, was reduced bynet of C$0.3 million forin outstanding stand-by-letters of credit.

The Cash Money Revolving Credit Facility is collateralized by substantially all of Cash Money’s assets and contains various covenants that require, among other things, that the aggregate borrowings outstanding under the facility not exceed the borrowing base, as well as restrictions on the encumbrance of assets and the creation of indebtedness. Borrowings under the Cash Money Revolving Credit Facility bear interest per annum at the prime rate of a Canadian chartered bank plus 1.95%.

The Cash Money Revolving Credit Facility was undrawn at JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Subordinated Stockholder Debt

As part of the acquisition of Cash Money in 2011, the Company received indemnification for certain claims through issuance of an escrow note to the seller. This note bearsseller, bearing interest at 10.0% per annum andwith quarterly interest payments are due untilpayments. This note matured and was paid during the note matures.second quarter of 2019.

Non-Recourse U.S. SPV Facility

In November 2016, CURO Receivables Finance I, LLC and a wholly-owned subsidiary entered into a five-year revolving credit facility with Victory Park Management, LLC and certain other lenders that provided for an $80.0 million term loan and $70.0 million revolving borrowing capacity that could expand over time (collectively, “Non-Recourse U.S. SPV Facility”). Borrowings under this facility bore interest at an annual rate of up to 12.00% plus the greater of (i) 1.0% per annum and (ii) the three-month LIBOR. The SPV Borrower also paid a 0.50% per annum fee on the unused portion of the commitments. In connection with this facility, the capitalized financing costs at the time of extinguishment, as discussed below, were $5.3 million, net of amortization. These capitalized financing costs were included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as a component of "Debt" and were amortized over the term of the Non-Recourse U.S. SPV Facility.

On September 30, 2018, a portion of the proceeds from the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes were used to extinguish the revolver's balance of this note was repaid$42.4 million. In October 2018, the Company extinguished the remaining term loan balance of $80.0 million and made the final termination payment of $2.7 million, resulting in full asa loss on the extinguishment of June 30, 2019.debt of $9.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2018.

NOTE 6 – SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company's stockholder-approved 2017 Incentive Plan provides for the issuance of up to 5.0 million shares, subject to certain adjustment provisions, which may be issued in the form of stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), stock appreciation rights, performance awards and other awards that may be settled in or based uponon common stock. Awards may be granted to officers, employees, consultants and directors. The 2017 Incentive Plan provides that shares of common stock subject to awards granted become available for re-issuance if such awards expire, terminate, are canceled for any reason or are forfeited by the recipient.


CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

Restricted Stock Units
Grants of time-based RSUs are valued at the date of grant based on the value of our common stock and are expensed using the straight-line method over the service period. These RSUs are subject to time-based vesting and typically vest over a three-year period.

Grants of market-based RSUs are valued using the Monte Carlo simulation pricing model. In March 2019, the Company awarded market-based RSUs designed to drive the performance of the management team toward achievement of key corporate objectives. The market-based RSUs vest after three years depending upon the Company's total stockholder return over the three-year performance period relative to other companies in its selected peer group. These awards are valued using the Monte Carlo simulation pricing model. Expense recognition for the market-based awards occurs over the service period using the straight-line method.


CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

Grants of RSUs do not confer full stockholder rights such as voting rights and cash dividends, but provide for additional dividend equivalent RSU awards in lieu of cash dividends. Unvested shares of RSUs may be forfeited upon termination of employment depending on the circumstances of the termination, or failure to achieve the required performance condition, if applicable.

A summary of the status of time-based and market-based RSUs as of JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and changes during the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 are presented in the following table:
Number of RSUs  Number of RSUs  
Time-BasedMarket-Based 
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Time-BasedMarket-Based 
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value per Share
December 31, 20181,060,350

 $14.29
1,060,350

 $14.29
Granted579,540
394,755
 10.07
598,114
397,752
 10.08
Vested(83,481)
 15.59
(83,481)
 15.59
Forfeited(68,778)
 14.05
(68,778)
 14.05
June 30, 20191,487,631
394,755
 $12.06
September 30, 20191,506,205
397,752
 $12.04

Share-based compensation expense for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018, which includes compensation costs from stock options and RSUs, was $2.6$2.8 million and $2.2$2.1 million, respectively, and during the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018 was $4.8$7.6 million and $4.0$6.1 million, respectively, and is included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as a component of "Corporate, district and other expenses."

As of JuneSeptember 30, 2019, there was $18.5$16.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options and RSUs, of which $15.4$12.9 million related to stock options and time-based RSUs and $3.1$2.8 million related to market-based RSUs. Total unrecognized compensation costs will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.01.7 years.


NOTE 7 – INCOME TAXES

The Company's effective income tax rate from continuing operations was 27.4%27.9% and 27.6%(34.8)% for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

On December 22, 2017, the 2017 Tax Act became law, which reduced the statutory U.S. Federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, enacted a one-time “deemed repatriation” tax on unremitted earnings accumulated in non-U.S. jurisdictions and imposed a new minimum tax on global intangible low-taxed income ("GILTI"). The Company provided an estimate of the deemed repatriation tax as of December 31, 2017, and pursuant to further IRS guidance, the Company recorded an additional accrual of $1.2 million during the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2018. The Company recorded an estimated GILTI tax of $0.5 million and $0.6 million during the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
 
The Company intends to reinvest Canada earnings indefinitely in its Canadian operations and therefore has not provided for any non-U.S. withholding tax that would be assessed on dividend distributions. If the earnings of $159.3$153.6 million were distributed to the U.S., the Company would be subject to Canadian withholding taxes of an estimated $8.0$7.7 million. In the event the earnings were distributed to the U.S., the Company would adjust the income tax provision for the applicable period and would determine the amount of foreign tax credit that would be available.


CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

NOTE 8 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The Company is required to use valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach, income approach and/or cost approach. Inputs to valuation techniques refer to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on observable market data obtained from independent sources, or unobservable, meaning those that reflect the Company's own estimate about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Accounting standards establish a three-level fair value hierarchy based upon the assumptions (inputs) used to price assets or liabilities. The hierarchy requires the Company to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are listed below.


CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

Level 1 – Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has access to at the measurement date.

Level 2 – Inputs include quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs reflecting the Company's own judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. The Company develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.

Financial Assets and Liabilities Carried at Fair Value

The table below presents the assets and liabilities that were carried at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2019 (in thousands):
  Estimated Fair Value
 Carrying Value September 30,
2019
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Financial assets:     
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance$5,799
$5,799
$
$
$5,799
Financial liabilities:     
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan$4,333
$4,333
$
$
$4,333

The table below presents the assets and liabilities that were carried at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2018 (in thousands):

  Estimated Fair Value
 Carrying Value December 31,
2018
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Financial assets: (1)
     
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance$4,790
$4,790
$
$
$4,790
Financial liabilities:     
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan$3,639
$3,639
$
$
$3,639
(1) Zibby was not included as of 12/31/18 as it was accounted for under the cost method.

CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)


Financial Assets and Liabilities Not Carried at Fair Value

The table below presents the assets and liabilities that were not carried at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at JuneSeptember 30, 2019:2019 (in thousands):
  Estimated Fair Value
(in thousands)Carrying Value June 30,
2019
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Financial assets:     
Cash$92,297
$92,297
$
$
$92,297
Restricted cash33,712
33,712


33,712
Loans receivable, net507,716


507,716
507,716
Investment in Cognical7,178


7,178
7,178
Financial liabilities:     
Liability for losses on CSO lender-owned consumer loans$9,504
$
$
$9,504
$9,504
8.25% Senior Secured Notes677,535


574,211
574,211
Non-Recourse Canada SPV facility90,977


94,565
94,565

CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

  Estimated Fair Value
 Carrying Value September 30,
2019
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Financial assets:     
Cash$62,207
$62,207
$
$
$62,207
Restricted cash38,754
38,754


38,754
Loans receivable, net549,230


549,230
549,230
Investment in Zibby11,231


11,231
11,231
Financial liabilities:     
Liability for losses on CSO lender-owned consumer loans$10,249
$
$
$10,249
$10,249
8.25% Senior Secured Notes677,924

591,489

591,489
Non-Recourse Canada SPV facility102,483


105,742
105,742
Senior Revolver25,000


25,000
25,000

The table below presents the assets and liabilities that were not carried at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2018:2018 (in thousands):
 Estimated Fair Value Estimated Fair Value
(in thousands)Carrying Value December 31,
2018
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Carrying Value December 31,
2018
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Financial assets:      
Cash$61,175
$61,175
$
$
$61,175
$61,175
$61,175
$
$
$61,175
Restricted cash25,439
25,439


25,439
25,439
25,439


25,439
Loans receivable, net497,534


497,534
497,534
497,534


497,534
497,534
Investment in Cognical6,558


6,558
6,558
Investment in Zibby6,558


6,558
6,558
Financial liabilities:  
Liability for losses on CSO lender-owned consumer loans$12,007
$
$
$12,007
$12,007
$12,007
$
$
$12,007
$12,007
8.25% Senior Secured notes676,661


531,179
531,179
676,661

531,179

531,179
Non-Recourse Canada SPV facility107,479


111,335
111,335
107,479


111,335
111,335
Senior Revolver20,000


20,000
20,000
20,000


20,000
20,000

Loans receivable are carried on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets net of the Allowance for estimated loan losses. The unobservable inputs used to calculate the carrying values include quantitative factors, such as default trends. Also considered in evaluating the accuracy of the models are changes to the loan portfolio mix, the impact of new loan products, changes to underwriting criteria or lending policies, new store development or entrance into new markets, changes in jurisdictional regulations or laws, recent credit trends and general economic conditions. The carrying value of loans receivable approximates their fair value.

In connection with CSO programs, the Company guarantees consumer loan payment obligations to unrelated third-party lenders for loans that the Company arranges for consumers on the third-party lenders’ behalf. The Company is required to purchase from the lender defaulted loans that it has guaranteed.

During the second quarterand third quarters of 2019, Zibby completed an equity raising round atthrough which the Company increased its investment in Zibby to 42.3%, on a value per share less thanfully diluted basis, resulting in the value per share raised in prior raises.accounting of the investment under the equity method as of September 30, 2019. This round included additional investments from existing shareholders and investments by new investors and is considered indicativeinvestors. As a result of the fair value of shares in Zibby. Accordingly, weadditional investment, the Company recognized a $3.7 million impairment in our investment in Zibbyloss to adjust it to market value. Asthe Company's carrying value of June 30, 2019, we owned approximately 30% of the outstanding shares of Zibby on a fully diluted basis. See Zibby.

CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)Note 18 - "Subsequent Events" for information regarding additional investments in Zibby in July 2019.

The faircarrying value was further adjusted by the Company's pro rata share of Zibby's losses during the period in which the Company held a greater than 20% investment, typically considered the threshold for equity method accounting. During the three months ended September 30, 2019, this carrying value adjustment was $1.4 million.

The 8.25% Senior Secured Notes fair value disclosure was based on broker quotations.transferred from Level 3, as previously reported, to Level 2 for September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Upon management's review of the inputs, the Level 2 disclosure is appropriate given the limited trading activity in this public (observable) market. The fair values of the Non-Recourse Canada SPV facility and the Senior Revolver were based on the cash needed for their respective final settlements.


CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

NOTE 9 – STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
In connection with the Company's initial public offering in December 2017, the underwriters had a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1.0 million shares of the Company's common stock at the initial public offering price, less the underwriting discount for over-allotments, if any. The underwriters exercised this option and purchased 1.0 million shares on January 5, 2018. The exercise of this option provided additional proceeds of $13.1 million.


CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

The following table summarizes the changes in stockholders' equity for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2018 and 2019:2019 (in thousands):
Common Stock Paid-in capital Retained Earnings (Deficit) 
AOCI (1)
 Total Stockholders' EquityCommon Stock Paid-in capital Retained Earnings (Deficit) 
AOCI (1)
 Total Stockholders' Equity
(dollars in thousands)Shares Outstanding Par Value 
Shares Outstanding Par Value Paid-in capital Retained Earnings (Deficit) 
AOCI (1)
 Total Stockholders' Equity
Balances at December 31, 201744,561,419
 $8
 $46,079
 $3,988
 $(42,939) $7,136
44,561,419
 $8
 
Net income from continuing operations
 
 
 24,913
 
 24,913

 
 
 24,913
 
 24,913
Net loss from discontinued operations
 
 
 (1,621) 
 (1,621)
 
 
 (1,621) 
 (1,621)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
 
 
 (2,910) (2,910)
 
 
 
 (2,910) (2,910)
Cash flow hedge expiration
 
 
 
 54
 54

 
 
 
 54
 54
Share based compensation expense
 
 1,842
 
 
 1,842

 
 1,842
 
 
 1,842
Initial Public Offering, Net Proceeds (underwriter shares)1,000,000
 1
 13,135
 
 
 13,136
Initial Public Offering, Net Proceeds (2) (underwriter shares)
1,000,000
 1
 13,135
 
 
 13,136
Balances at March 31, 201845,561,419
 $9
 $61,056
 $27,280
 $(45,795) $42,550
45,561,419
 $9
 $61,056
 $27,280
 $(45,795) $42,550
Net income from continuing operations
 
 
 18,718
 
 18,718

 
 
 18,718
 
 18,718
Net loss from discontinued operations
 
 
 (2,743) 
 (2,743)
 
 
 (2,743) 
 (2,743)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
 
 
 (6,754) (6,754)
 
 
 
 (6,754) (6,754)
Cash flow hedge expiration


 
 
 
 (439) (439)
 
 
 
 (439) (439)
Share based compensation expense
 
 1,478
 
 
 1,478

 
 1,478
 
 
 1,478
Proceeds from exercise of stock options209,132
 
 39
 
 
 39
209,132
 
 39
 
 
 39
Common stock issued for RSU's vesting49,994
 
 
 
 
 
49,994
 
 
 
 
 
Balances at June 30, 201845,820,545
 $9
 $62,573
 $43,255
 $(52,988) $52,849
45,820,545
 $9
 $62,573
 $43,255
 $(52,988) $52,849
Net loss from continuing operations
 
 
 (42,590) 
 (42,590)
Net loss from discontinued operations
 
 
 (4,432) 
 (4,432)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
 
 
 2,649
 2,649
Cash flow hedge expiration

 
 
 
 (187) (187)
Share based compensation expense
 
 2,792
 
 
 2,792
Proceeds from exercise of stock options222,432
 
 369
 
 
 369
Initial Public Offering, Net Proceeds (underwriter shares)
 
 (1,586) 
 
 (1,586)
Balance at September 30, 201846,042,977
 $9
 $64,148
 $(3,767) $(50,526) $9,864
(1) Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(1) Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(1) Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(2) In connection with the Company's initial public offering in December 2017, the underwriters had a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1.0 million shares of the Company's common stock at the initial public offering price, less the underwriting discount for over-allotments, if any. The underwriters exercised this option and purchased 1.0 million shares on January 5, 2018. The exercise of this option provided additional proceeds of $13.1 million.
(2) In connection with the Company's initial public offering in December 2017, the underwriters had a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1.0 million shares of the Company's common stock at the initial public offering price, less the underwriting discount for over-allotments, if any. The underwriters exercised this option and purchased 1.0 million shares on January 5, 2018. The exercise of this option provided additional proceeds of $13.1 million.


CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

Common Stock Paid-in capital Treasury Stock Retained Earnings (Deficit) 
AOCI (1)
 Total Stockholders' EquityCommon Stock Paid-in capital Treasury Stock Retained Earnings (Deficit) 
AOCI (1)
 Total Stockholders' Equity
(dollars in thousands)Shares Outstanding Par Value 
Shares Outstanding Par Value Paid-in capital Treasury Stock Retained Earnings (Deficit) 
AOCI (1)
 Total Stockholders' Equity
Balances at December 31, 201846,412,231
 $9
 $60,015
 $
 $(18,065) $(61,060) $(19,101)46,412,231
 $9
 
Net income from continuing operations
 
 
 
 28,673
 
 28,673

 
 
 
 28,673
 
 28,673
Net income from discontinued operations
 
 
 
 8,375
 
 8,375

 
 
 
 8,375
 
 8,375
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
 
 
 
 16,695
 16,695

 
 
 
 
 16,695
 16,695
Share based compensation expense
 
 2,172
 
 
 
 2,172

 
 2,172
 
 
 
 2,172
Proceeds from exercise of stock options7,888
 
 40
 
 
 
 40
7,888
 
 40
 
 
 
 40
Common stock issued for RSU's vesting, net of shares withheld and withholding paid for employee taxes11,170
 
 (110) 
 
 
 (110)11,170
 
 (110) 
 
 
 (110)
Balances at March 31, 201946,431,289
 $9
 $62,117
 $
 $18,983
 $(44,365) $36,744
46,431,289
 $9
 $62,117
 $
 $18,983
 $(44,365) $36,744
Net income from continuing operations
 
 
 
 17,667
 
 17,667

 
 
 
 17,667
 
 17,667
Net income from discontinued operations
 
 
 
 (834) 
 (834)
Net loss from discontinued operations
 
 
 
 (834) 
 (834)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
 
 
 
 3,635
 3,635

 
 
 
 
 3,635
 3,635
Share based compensation expense
 
 2,644
 
 
 
 2,644

 
 2,644
 
 
 
 2,644
Proceeds from exercise of stock options4,908
 
 29
 
 
 
 29
4,908
 
 29
 
 
 
 29
Purchase of shares under the stock repurchase program(244,200) 
 
 (2,507) 
 
 (2,507)
Repurchase of common stock(244,200) 
 
 (2,507) 
 
 (2,507)
Common stock issued for RSU's vesting, net of shares withheld and withholding paid for employee taxes63,285
 
 
 
 
 
 
63,285
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balances at June 30, 201946,255,282
 $9
 $64,790
 $(2,507) $35,816
 $(40,730) $57,378
46,255,282
 $9
 $64,790
 $(2,507) $35,816
 $(40,730) $57,378
Net income from continuing operations
 
 
 
 27,987
 
 27,987
Net loss from discontinued operations
 
 
 
 (598) 
 (598)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
 
 
 
 (1,954) (1,954)
Share based compensation expense
 
 2,771
 
 
 
 2,771
Proceeds from exercise of stock options3,924
 
 18
 
 
 
 18
Repurchase of common stock (2)
(3,912,041) 
 
 (50,557) 
 
 (50,557)
Balances at September 30, 201942,347,165
 $9
 $67,579
 $(53,064) $63,205
 $(42,684) $35,045
(1) Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(1) Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(1) Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(2) Includes the repurchase of 2,000,000 shares of common stock from FFL for $13.55 per share. See Note 17 - "Share Repurchase Program" for additional information.
(2) Includes the repurchase of 2,000,000 shares of common stock from FFL for $13.55 per share. See Note 17 - "Share Repurchase Program" for additional information.


CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

NOTE 10 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2019 2018 2019 20182019 
2018(1)
 2019 2018
Net income from continuing operations

$17,667
 $18,718
 $46,340
 $43,631
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

(834) (2,743) $7,541
 $(4,364)
Net income$16,833
 $15,975
 $53,881
 $39,267
Net income (loss) from continuing operations$27,987
 $(42,590) $74,327
 $1,041
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax(598) (4,432) $6,943
 $(8,796)
Net income (loss)$27,389
 $(47,022) $81,270
 $(7,755)
              
Weighted average common shares - basic46,451
 45,650
 46,438
 45,578
44,422
 45,853
 45,759
 45,674
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units656
 2,346
 897
 2,179
1,588
 
 1,128
 2,387
Weighted average common shares - diluted47,107
 47,996
 47,335
 47,757
46,010
 45,853
 46,887
 48,061
              
Basic income (loss) per share:       
Basic earnings (loss) per share:       
Continuing operations$0.38
 $0.41
 $1.00
 $0.96
$0.63
 $(0.93) $1.63
 $0.02
Discontinued operations(0.02) (0.06) 0.16
 (0.10)(0.01) (0.10) 0.15
 (0.19)
Basic income per share$0.36

$0.35

$1.16
 $0.86
Basic earnings per share$0.62

$(1.03)
$1.78
 $(0.17)
              
Diluted income (loss) per share:       
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:       
Continuing operations$0.38
 $0.39
 $0.98
 $0.92
$0.61
 $(0.93) $1.59
 $0.03
Discontinued operations(0.02) (0.06) 0.16
 (0.10)(0.01) (0.10) 0.15
 (0.19)
Diluted income per share$0.36
 $0.33
 $1.14
 $0.82
Diluted earnings per share$0.60
 $(1.03) $1.74
 $(0.16)
(1) As of December 31, 2018, the Company made certain insignificant adjustments to previously-reported Earnings Per Share ("EPS") to correctly reflect the effect of anti-dilutive shares on diluted EPS calculations in accordance with ASC 260. These changes were immaterial to the overall EPS calculation. Diluted loss per share for the three months ended September 30, 2018 of $0.97 was corrected to $1.03.
(1) As of December 31, 2018, the Company made certain insignificant adjustments to previously-reported Earnings Per Share ("EPS") to correctly reflect the effect of anti-dilutive shares on diluted EPS calculations in accordance with ASC 260. These changes were immaterial to the overall EPS calculation. Diluted loss per share for the three months ended September 30, 2018 of $0.97 was corrected to $1.03.

Potential shares of common stock that would have the effect of increasing diluted earnings per share or decreasing diluted loss per share are considered to be anti-dilutive and as such, these shares are not included in calculating "Diluted earnings per share." For the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, there were 1.30.1 million and 1.20.3 million, respectively, of potential shares of common stock excluded from the calculation of dilutedDiluted earnings per share because their effect was anti-dilutive. For the three months ended September 30, 2018, there were 2.5 million potential shares of common stock excluded from the calculation of Diluted earnings per share because their effect was anti-dilutive. There was no effect for the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2018.

The Company utilizes the "control number" concept in the computation of Diluted earnings per share to determine whether potential common stock instruments are dilutive. The control number used is income from continuing operations. The control number concept requires that the same number of potentially dilutive securities applied in computing dilutedDiluted earnings per share from continuing operations be applied to all other categories of income or loss, regardless of their anti-dilutive effect on such categories.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

NOTE 11 – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

The following table provides supplemental cash flow information:information (in thousands):

Six Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(dollars in thousands)2019 2018
2019 2018
Cash paid for:      
Interest$34,678
 $44,250
$65,627
 $80,748
Income taxes4,231
 11,621
Income taxes, net of refunds2,029
 15,868
Non-cash investing activities:      
Property and equipment accrued in accounts payable$105
 $595
$604
 $1,240


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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NOTE 12 – SEGMENT REPORTING
Segment information is prepared on the same basis that the Company's Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") reviews financial information for operational decision making purposes. During the first quarter of 2019, the U.K. Subsidiaries met discontinued operations criteria, resulting in two remaining reportable operating segments: the U.S. and Canada.
Management’s evaluation of performance utilizes gross margin and operating profit before the allocation of interest expense and professional services. The following reporting segment results reflect this basis for evaluation and were determined in accordance with the same accounting principles used in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table illustrates summarized financial information concerning reportable segments.segments (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(dollars in thousands)2019 2018 2019 2018
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Revenues by segment:               
U.S.$210,046
 $190,126
 $436,165
 $394,719
 $237,069
 $223,273
 $673,234
 $617,992
Canada54,254
 47,043
 106,074
 93,293
 60,195
 46,209
 166,269
 139,502
Consolidated revenue$264,300
 $237,169
 $542,239
 $488,012
 $297,264
 $269,482
 $839,503
 $757,494
Gross margin by segment:               
U.S.$65,067
 $64,048
 $154,870
 $155,392
 $77,250
 $60,105
 $232,120
 $215,497
Canada16,114
 13,300
 31,808
 27,802
 19,389
 489
 51,197
 28,291
Consolidated gross margin$81,181
 $77,348
 $186,678
 $183,194
 $96,639
 $60,594
 $283,317
 $243,788
Segment operating income:       
Segment operating income (loss):        
U.S.$17,029
 $15,362
 $48,224
 $42,194
 $28,092
 $(53,624) $76,316
 $(11,430)
Canada8,091
 8,534
 15,615
 18,082
 11,134
 (5,880) 26,749
 12,202
Consolidated operating profit$25,120
 $23,896
 $63,839
 $60,276
 $39,226
 $(59,504) $103,065
 $772
Expenditures for long-lived assets by segment:               
U.S.$2,568
 $1,195
 $4,998
 $1,983
 $2,890
 $4,483
 $7,888
 $6,466
Canada477
 220
 1,166
 974
 216
 590
 1,382
 1,564
Consolidated expenditures for long-lived assets$3,045
 $1,415
 $6,164
 $2,957
 $3,106
 $5,073
 $9,270
 $8,030


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

The following table provides gross loans receivable by segment:segment (in thousands):
(dollars in thousands)June 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
U.S.$340,968
 $361,473
 $370,967
 $361,473
Canada268,625
 210,058
 286,648
 210,058
Total gross loans receivable$609,593
 $571,531
 $657,615
 $571,531

The following table provides net long-lived assets, comprised of property and equipment, by segment. These amounts are aggregated on a legal entity basis and do not necessarily reflect where the asset is physically located:located (in thousands):
(dollars in thousands)June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
U.S.$44,209
 $47,918
 $42,937
 $47,918
Canada28,784
 28,832
 27,444
 28,832
Total net long-lived assets$72,993
 $76,750
 $70,381
 $76,750

The Company's CODM does not review total assets by segment for purposes of allocating resources or decision-making purposes; therefore, total assets by segment are not disclosed.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

NOTE 13 – CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Securities Litigation

On December 5, 2018, a putative securities fraud class action lawsuit was filed against the Company and its chief executive officer, chief financial officer and chief operating officer in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, captioned Yellowdog Partners, LP v. CURO Group Holdings Corp., Donald F. Gayhardt, William Baker and Roger W. Dean, Civil Action No. 18-2662. On May 31, 2019, plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint naming Doug Rippel, Chad Faulkner, Mike McKnight, Friedman Fleischer & Lowe Capital Partners II, L.P., FFL Executive Partners II, L.P., and FFL Parallel Fund II, L.P. as additional defendants. The complaint alleges that the Company and the individual defendants violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and that certain defendants also violated Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act as "control persons" of CURO. Plaintiffs purport to bring these claims on behalf of a class of investors who purchased Company common stock between April 27, 2018 and October 24, 2018.

Plaintiffs allege generally that, during the putative class period, the Company made misleading statements and omitted material information regarding its efforts to transition the Canadian inventory of products from Single-Pay loans to Open-End loans. Plaintiffs assert that the Company and the individual defendants made these misstatements and omissions to keep the stock price high. Plaintiffs seek unspecified damages and other relief. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on August 15, 2019.

While the Company is vigorously contesting this lawsuit, it cannot determine the final resolution or when it might be resolved. In addition to the expenses incurred in defending this litigation and any damages that may be awarded in the event of an adverse ruling, management’s efforts and attention may be diverted from the ordinary business operations to address these claims. Regardless of the outcome, this litigation may have a material adverse impact on results because of defense costs, including costs related to indemnification obligations, diversion of resources and other factors.

TheDuring the first quarter of 2019, the Company has also received an inquiry from the SEC regarding the Company's public disclosures surrounding its efforts to transition the Canadian inventory of products from Single-Pay loans to Open-End loans.

City of Austin

The Company was cited in July 2016 by the City of Austin, Texas for alleged violations of the Austin ordinance addressing products offered by CSOs. The Austin ordinance regulates aspects of products offered under the Company's credit access bureau ("CAB") program, including loan sizes and repayment terms. The Company believes that: (i) the Austin ordinance (similar to its counterparts elsewhere in Texas) conflicts with Texas state law and (ii) in any event, the Company's product complies with the ordinance, when the ordinance is properly construed. The Austin Municipal Court agreed with the Company's position that the ordinance conflicts with Texas law and, accordingly, did not address the second argument. In September 2017, the Travis County Court reversed the Municipal Court’s decision and remanded the case for further proceedings. To date, a hearing and trial on the merits have not been scheduled. The Company does not anticipate having a final determination of the lawfulness of its CAB program under the Austin ordinance (and similar ordinances in other Texas cities) in the near future. A final adverse decision could potentially

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

result in material monetary liability in Austin and elsewhere in Texas, and would force the Company to restructure the loans it originates in Austin and elsewhere in Texas.

Other Legal Matters
The Company is a defendant in certain litigation matters encountered in the ordinary course of business. Certain of these matters may be covered to an extent by insurance. In the opinion of management, based upon the advice of legal counsel, the likelihood is remote that the impact of any of these pending litigation matters, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

NOTE 14 – LEASES

The Company entered into operating leases for the buildings in which it operates that expire at various times through 2040.2033. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in "Right of use asset - operating leases" and "Lease liability - operating leases" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company currently has finance leases which in the aggregate are immaterial and not presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate of return, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
The incremental borrowing rate is determined using a portfolio approach based on the rate of interest the Company would pay to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over a similar term. The Company uses quoted interest rates obtained from financial institutions as an input, adjusted for Company specific factors, to derive the incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate for the lease.

The majority of the leases have an original term of five years with two five-year renewal options. For purposes of calculating operating lease liabilities, lease terms may be deemed to include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Most of the leases have escalation clauses and severalcertain leases also require payment of certain period costs, including maintenance, insurance and property taxes. Some of the leases are with related parties and have terms similar to the non-related party leases. The Company's lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

The Company hadfollowing table summarizes the operating lease costs of approximately $17.0 million for the period ended June 30, 2019. Some of the leases are with related parties and have terms similar to the non-related party leases previously described. Operating lease costs for unrelated third-party leases were $15.3 million and for related party leases were $1.7 million for the three and nine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019.2019 (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2019 2019
Operating lease costs:   
Third-Party$7,687
 $23,000
Related-Party865
 2,595
Total$8,552
 $25,595

During the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of the liabilities and the operating cash flows were $17.4$26.0 million. ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities were $11.1 million.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

The following table summarizes the future minimumaggregate operating lease paymentsmaturities that the Company is contractually obligated to make under operating leases as of JuneSeptember 30, 2019:2019 (in thousands):
(in thousands)Third-Party Related-Party Total
2019$15,517
 $1,840
 $17,357
 Third-Party Related-Party Total
Remainder of 2019 $7,698
 $922
 $8,620
202030,735
 3,752
 34,487
 29,596
 3,752
 33,348
202130,344
 3,852
 34,196
 26,450
 3,772
 30,222
202229,353
 3,909
 33,262
 23,387
 3,669
 27,056
202325,280
 3,616
 28,896
 18,674
 1,313
 19,987
2024 14,088
 963
 15,051
Thereafter44,277
 10,883
 55,160
 35,697
 3,414
 39,111
Total175,506
 27,852
 203,358
 155,590
 17,805
 173,395
Less: Imputed interest(45,852) (8,663) (54,515) (42,920) (4,427) (47,347)
Operating lease liabilities$129,654
 $19,189
 $148,843
 $112,670
 $13,378
 $126,048

In accordance with the prior guidance, ASC 840, Leases, the future minimum lease payments by fiscal year as determined prior to the adoption of ASC 842, Leases, as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, were as follows (in thousands):
  Third Party Related Party Total
2019 $24,211
 $3,330
 $27,541
2020 20,547
 3,285
 23,832
2021 17,301
 3,324
 20,625
2022 14,558
 3,322
 17,880
2023 10,269
 705
 10,974
Thereafter 13,446
 730
 14,176
Total (1)
 $100,332
 $14,696
 $115,028
(1) Future minimum lease payments exclude the U.K. as all U.K. subsidiaries were placed into administration effective February 25, 2019.

As of JuneSeptember 30, 2019, the weighted average remaining lease term was 6.3 years, and the weighted average operating discount rate used to determine the operating lease liability wasremained 10.3%.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

NOTE 15 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On February 25, 2019, in accordance with the provisions of the U.K. Insolvency Act 1986 and as approved by the boards of directors of the U.K. Subsidiaries, insolvency practitioners from KPMG were appointed as Administrators for the U.K. Subsidiaries. The effect of the U.K. Subsidiaries’ entry into administration was to place their management, affairs, business and property of the U.K. Subsidiaries under the direct control of the Administrators. Accordingly, the Company deconsolidated the U.K. Subsidiaries, which comprised the U.K. reportable operating segment, as of February 25, 2019 and classified them as Discontinued Operations for all periods presented.

Revenue and expenses related to discontinued operations included activity prior to the deconsolidation of the U.K. Subsidiaries effective February 25, 2019. For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, "Loss on disposition" of $39.4 million included the non-cash effect of eliminating assets and liabilities of the U.K. Subsidiaries as of the date of deconsolidation, as well as the effect of cumulative currency exchange rate differences on the U.S. investment in the U.K.

In connection with the disposition of the U.K. Subsidiaries, the U.S. entity that owned the Company's interests in the U.K. Subsidiaries recognized a loss on investment. This loss resulted in an estimated U.S. federal and state income tax benefit of $46.6$46.0 million, which will be available to offset the Company's future U.S. federal and state income tax obligations. InDuring the second quarter ofthree months ended September 30, 2019, the Company revised the estimate of the tax basis in the U.K. Subsidiaries, resulting in a $0.8$0.6 million reduction in the income tax benefit initially recorded in the first quarter of 2019.

The following table presents financial results of the U.K. Subsidiaries, which meet the criteria of Discontinued Operations and, therefore, are excluded from the Company's results of continuing operations:operations (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
(in thousands)2019 2018 
2019(1)
 2018
 2019 2018 
2019(1)
 2018
Revenue$
 $11,814
 $6,957
 $22,729
 $
 $13,522
 $6,957
 $36,251
Provision for losses
 5,639
 1,703
 9,787
 
 6,831
 1,703
 16,618
Net revenue
 6,175
 5,254
 12,942
 
 6,691
 5,254
 19,633
               
Cost of providing services               
Office
 545
 246
 1,073
 
 416
 246
 1,490
Other costs of providing services
 125
 61
 1,094
 
 120
 61
 1,213
Advertising
 2,441
 775
 4,312
 
 2,765
 775
 7,077
Total cost of providing services
 3,111
 1,082
 6,479
 
 3,301
 1,082
 9,780
Gross margin
 3,064
 4,172
 6,463
 
 3,390
 4,172
 9,853
Operating expense (income)               
Corporate, district and other expenses
 5,675
 3,810
 10,700
 
 7,690
 3,810
 18,390
Interest income
 (7) (4) (12) 
 (7) (4) (19)
Loss on disposition
 
 39,414
 
 
 
 39,414
 
Total operating expense
 5,668
 43,220
 10,688
 
 7,683
 43,220
 18,371
Pre-tax (loss) income from operations of discontinued operations
 (2,604) (39,048) (4,225)
Pre-tax loss from operations of discontinued operations 
 (4,293) (39,048) (8,518)
Income tax expense (benefit) related to disposition834
 139
 (46,589) 139
 598
 139
 (45,991) 278
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations$(834) $(2,743) $7,541
 $(4,364)
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations $(598) $(4,432)��$6,943
 $(8,796)
(1) Includes U.K. Subsidiaries financial results from January 1, 2019 to February 25, 2019.       (1) Includes U.K. Subsidiaries financial results from January 1, 2019 to February 25, 2019.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)


The following table presents the aggregate carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities of the U.K. Subsidiaries:Subsidiaries (in thousands):
(in thousands)June 30,
2019
December 31,
2018
September 30,
2019
December 31,
2018
ASSETS
Cash$
$9,859
$
$9,859
Restricted cash
3,384

3,384
Gross loans receivable
25,256

25,256
Less: allowance for loan losses
(5,387)
(5,387)
Loans receivable, net
19,869

19,869
Prepaid expenses and other
1,482

1,482
Other
267

267
Total assets classified as discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets$
$34,861
$
$34,861
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities$
$8,136
$
$8,136
Deferred revenue
180

180
Accrued interest
(5)
(5)
Deferred rent
149

149
Other long-term liabilities
422

422
Total liabilities classified as discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets$
$8,882
$
$8,882

The following table presents cash flows of the U.K. Subsidiaries:Subsidiaries (in thousands):
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands)
2019(1)
 2018
Net cash (used in) / provided by discontinued operating activities$(504) $5,458
2019(1)
 2018
Net cash (used in) provided by discontinued operating activities$(504) $5,562
Net cash used in discontinued investing activities(14,213) (14,349)(14,213) (24,481)
Net cash used in discontinued financing activities
 

 
(1) Includes U.K. Subsidiaries financial results from January 1, 2019 to February 25, 2019.   (1) Includes U.K. Subsidiaries financial results from January 1, 2019 to February 25, 2019.  

NOTE 16 – CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In August 2018, CGHC issued $690.0 million of 8.25% Senior Secured Notes due September 1, 2025. The proceeds from issuance of the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes were used to extinguish the February and November 2017 12.00% Senior Secured Notes due March 1, 2022. The redemption was conducted pursuant to the indenture governing the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes. See Note 5, "Long-Term Debt," for additional details.

In August 2018, CURO Canada Receivables Limited Partnership, a newly created, bankruptcy-remote special purpose vehicle (the "Canada SPV Borrower") and a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a four-year revolving credit facility with Waterfall Asset Management, LLC that provided for C$175.0 million of initial borrowing capacity and the ability to expand such capacity up to C$250.0 million ("Non-Recourse Canada SPV Facility"). See Note 5. "Long-Term Debt" for additional details.

In March 2018, CFTC redeemed $77.5 million of the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes at a price equal to 112.00% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. The redemption was conducted pursuant to the indenture governing the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes, dated as of February 15, 2017, by and among CFTC, the guarantors party thereto and TMI Trust Company, as trustee and collateral agent. Consistent with the terms of the Indenture, CFTC used a portion of the cash proceeds from the Company's initial public offering, to redeem the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes.

In November 2017, CFTC issued $135.0 million aggregate principal amount of additional 12.00% Senior Secured Notes in a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (the "Additional Notes Offering"). CFTC used the proceeds from the Additional Notes Offering, together with available cash, to (i) pay a cash dividend, in an amount of $140.0 million to the Company, CFTC’s sole stockholder, and ultimately the Company's stockholders and (ii) pay fees, expenses, premiums and accrued interest in connection with the Additional Notes Offering. CFTC received the consent of the holders of a majority of
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

the outstanding principal amount of the current Senior Secured Notes to a one-time waiver with respect to the restrictions contained in Section 5.07(a) of the indenture governing the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes to permit the dividend.

In February 2017, CFTC issued $470.0 million aggregate principal amount 12.00% Senior Secured Notes, the proceeds of which were used together with available cash, to (i) redeem the outstanding 10.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 of CURO Intermediate, (ii) redeem the outstanding 12.00% Senior Cash Pay Notes due 2017 and (iii) pay fees, expenses, premiums and accrued interest in connection with the offering. CFTC sold the Senior Secured Notes to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or outside the U.S. to non-U.S. persons in compliance with Regulation S of the Securities Act.

The following condensed consolidating financingfinancial information which has been prepared in accordance with the requirements for presentation of Rule 3-10(d) of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act, presents the condensed consolidating financial informationis presented separately for:

(i)CURO as the issuer of the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes;
(ii)The Company's subsidiary guarantors, which are comprised of its domestic subsidiaries, including CFTC as the issuer of the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes that were redeemed in August 2018, CURO Intermediate, and U.S. SPV as the issuer of the Non-Recourse U.S. SPV Facility that was extinguished in October 2018, and excluding Canada SPV (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), on a consolidated basis, which are 100% owned by CURO, and which are guarantors of the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes issued in August 2018;
(iii)(ii)The Company's other subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, which are not guarantors of the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes (the “Subsidiary Non-Guarantors”);
(iii)The Non-recourse Canada SPV facility, a wholly-owned, bankruptcy-remote special purpose subsidiary;
(iv)CURO as the issuer of the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes;
(v)Consolidating and eliminating entries representing adjustments to:
a.eliminate intercompany transactions between or among us, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Subsidiary Non-Guarantors; and
b.eliminate the investments in subsidiaries;
(v)(vi)The Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.


For additional details, see Note 5. "Debt".
CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)


Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
June 30, 2019September 30, 2019
(dollars in thousands)
Subsidiary
Guarantors
Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors
Canada SPVCUROEliminationsCURO
Consolidated
Subsidiary
Guarantors
Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors
Canada SPVCUROEliminationsCURO
Consolidated
Assets:  
Cash$68,354
$23,943
$
$
$
$92,297
$40,683
$21,524
$
$
$
$62,207
Restricted cash16,198
2,695
14,819


33,712
13,773
3,084
21,897


38,754
Loans receivable, net269,298
48,297
190,121


507,716
293,711
49,362
206,157


549,230
Right of use asset - operating leases79,000
61,982



140,982
76,165
42,095



118,260
Deferred income taxes(7,848)

10,485

2,637
(9,086)

10,932

1,846
Income taxes receivable(470)6,395

31,654

37,579
(960)3,974

20,952

23,966
Prepaid expenses and other23,038
7,203



30,241
24,148
8,083
(3)

32,228
Property and equipment, net44,209
28,784



72,993
42,937
27,444



70,381
Goodwill91,131
29,319



120,450
91,131
28,979



120,110
Other intangibles, net8,420
22,237



30,657
10,687
21,979



32,666
Intercompany receivable107,251



(107,251)
112,413



(112,413)
Investment in subsidiaries


(1,515)1,515




37,131
(37,131)
Other15,401
690



16,091
17,805
679



18,484
Total assets$713,982
$231,545
$204,940
$40,624
$(105,736)$1,085,355
$713,407
$207,203
$228,051
$69,015
$(149,544)$1,068,132
Liabilities and Stockholders' equity:  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities$44,667
$(1,166)$15,020
$753
$
$59,274
$48,657
$6,773
$7,259
$996
$
$63,685
Deferred revenue5,237
3,430
45


8,712
5,639
3,369
44


9,052
Lease liability - operating leases86,685
62,158



148,843
83,891
42,157



126,048
Income taxes payable(18,731)

18,731


(4,030)

4,030


Accrued interest2

713
18,975

19,690
104

777
4,744

5,625
Payable to CURO Holdings Corp.736,920


(736,920)

657,895


(657,895)

CSO liability for losses9,504




9,504
10,249




10,249
Long-term debt

90,976
677,536

768,512
Debt25,000

102,483
677,924

805,407
Intercompany payable
20,002
87,249

(107,251)

18,742
93,671

(112,413)
Other liabilities7,999
595



8,594
8,114
480



8,594
Deferred tax liabilities(4,171)4,848

4,171

4,848
(4,171)4,427

4,171

4,427
Total liabilities868,112
89,867
194,003
(16,754)(107,251)1,027,977
831,348
75,948
204,234
33,970
(112,413)1,033,087
Stockholder’s equity(154,130)141,678
10,937
57,378
1,515
57,378
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity$713,982
$231,545
$204,940
$40,624
$(105,736)$1,085,355
Stockholders' equity(117,941)131,255
23,817
35,045
(37,131)35,045
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$713,407
$207,203
$228,051
$69,015
$(149,544)$1,068,132
CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

December 31, 2018December 31, 2018
(dollars in thousands)Subsidiary
Guarantors
Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors
Canada SPVCUROEliminationsCURO
Consolidated
Subsidiary
Guarantors
Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors
Canada SPVCUROEliminationsCURO
Consolidated
Assets:  
Cash$42,403
$18,772
$
$
$
$61,175
$42,403
$18,772
$
$
$
$61,175
Restricted cash9,993
2,606
12,840


25,439
9,993
2,606
12,840


25,439
Loans receivable, net304,542
56,805
136,187


497,534
304,542
56,805
136,187


497,534
Deferred income taxes
1,534



1,534

1,534



1,534
Income taxes receivable7,190


9,551

16,741
7,190


9,551

16,741
Prepaid expenses and other37,866
5,722



43,588
37,866
5,722



43,588
Property and equipment, net47,918
28,832



76,750
47,918
28,832



76,750
Goodwill91,131
28,150



119,281
91,131
28,150



119,281
Other intangibles, net8,418
21,366



29,784
8,418
21,366



29,784
Intercompany receivable77,009



(77,009)
77,009



(77,009)
Investment in subsidiaries


(101,665)101,665




(101,665)101,665

Other12,253
677



12,930
12,253
677



12,930
Assets from discontinued operations
2,406


32,455
34,861

2,406


32,455
34,861
Total assets$638,723
$166,870
$149,027
$(92,114)$57,111
$919,617
$638,723
$166,870
$149,027
$(92,114)$57,111
$919,617
Liabilities and Stockholder's equity:  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities$38,240
$5,734
$4,980
$192
$
$49,146
$38,240
$5,734
$4,980
$192
$
$49,146
Deferred revenue5,981
3,462
40


9,483
5,981
3,462
40


9,483
Income taxes payable
1,579



1,579

1,579



1,579
Accrued interest149

831
19,924

20,904
149

831
19,924

20,904
Payable to CURO Holdings Corp.768,345


(768,345)

768,345


(768,345)

CSO liability for losses12,007




12,007
12,007




12,007
Deferred rent9,559
1,292



10,851
9,559
1,292



10,851
Long-term debt20,000

107,479
676,661

804,140
Debt20,000

107,479
676,661

804,140
Subordinated shareholder debt
2,196



2,196

2,196



2,196
Intercompany payable
224
44,330

(44,554)

224
44,330

(44,554)
Other liabilities4,967
833



5,800
4,967
833



5,800
Deferred tax liabilities15,175


(1,445)
13,730
15,175


(1,445)
13,730
Liabilities from discontinued operations
8,882



8,882

8,882



8,882
Total liabilities874,423
24,202
157,660
(73,013)(44,554)938,718
874,423
24,202
157,660
(73,013)(44,554)938,718
Stockholder’s equity(235,700)142,668
(8,633)(19,101)101,665
(19,101)
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity$638,723
$166,870
$149,027
$(92,114)$57,111
$919,617
Stockholders' equity(235,700)142,668
(8,633)(19,101)101,665
(19,101)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$638,723
$166,870
$149,027
$(92,114)$57,111
$919,617

CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
(dollars in thousands)Subsidiary
Guarantors
Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors
Canada SPVCUROEliminationsCURO
Consolidated
Subsidiary
Guarantors
Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors
Canada SPVCUROEliminationsCURO
Consolidated
Revenue$210,046
$28,162
$26,092
$
$
$264,300
$237,069
$29,984
$30,211
$
$
$297,264
Provision for losses92,552
6,344
13,114


112,010
102,997
7,191
13,679


123,867
Net revenue117,494
21,818
12,978


152,290
134,072
22,793
16,532


173,397
Cost of providing services: 

 

Salaries and benefits17,422
8,664



26,086
18,301
9,161



27,462
Occupancy8,033
5,899



13,932
8,249
5,787



14,036
Office4,004
1,453



5,457
4,611
1,382



5,993
Other costs of providing services11,789
1,065



12,854
11,475
1,368



12,843
Advertising11,179
1,601



12,780
14,186
2,238



16,424
Total cost of providing services52,427
18,682



71,109
56,822
19,936



76,758
Gross margin65,067
3,136
12,978


81,181
77,250
2,857
16,532


96,639
Operating (income) expense: 

Operating expense (income) : 

Corporate, district and other expenses30,766
6,422
(781)2,631

39,038
29,930
5,296
472
2,967

38,665
Intercompany management fee(3,237)3,229
8



(3,276)3,268
8



Interest expense27
7
2,375
14,614

17,023
258
24
2,463
14,619

17,364
Loss from equity method investment1,384




1,384
Intercompany interest (income) expense(1,513)890
623



(1,462)893
569



Total operating expense26,043
10,548
2,225
17,245

56,061
26,834
9,481
3,512
17,586

57,413
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes39,024
(7,412)10,753
(17,245)
25,120
50,416
(6,624)13,020
(17,586)
39,226
Provision (benefit) for income tax expense9,591
1,094

(3,232)
7,453
13,700
1,986

(4,447)
11,239
Net income (loss) from continuing operations29,433
(8,506)10,753
(14,013)
17,667
36,716
(8,610)13,020
(13,139)���
27,987
Net loss on discontinued operations
(834)


(834)
(598)


(598)
Net (loss) income29,433
(9,340)10,753
(14,013)
16,833
36,716
(9,208)13,020
(13,139)
27,389
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries:  
CFTC


30,846
(30,846)



40,528
(40,528)
Guarantor Subsidiaries29,433



(29,433)
36,716



(36,716)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries(9,340)


9,340

(9,208)


9,208

SPV Subs10,753



(10,753)
13,020



(13,020)
Net income (loss) attributable to CURO$60,279
$(9,340)$10,753
$16,833
$(61,692)$16,833
$77,244
$(9,208)$13,020
$27,389
$(81,056)$27,389
CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2018Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
(dollars in thousands)CFTCCURO IntermediateSubsidiary GuarantorsSubsidiary Non-GuarantorsSPV SubsEliminations
CFTC
Consolidated
CUROEliminationsCURO ConsolidatedCFTCCURO IntermediateSubsidiary GuarantorsSubsidiary Non-GuarantorsSPV SubsEliminations
CFTC
Consolidated
CUROEliminationsCURO Consolidated
Revenue$
$
$118,034
$47,043
$72,092
$
$237,169
$
$
$237,169
$
$
$141,385
$39,814
$88,283
$
$269,482
$
$
$269,482
Provision for losses

46,320
14,360
25,667

86,347


86,347


58,514
5,860
63,318

127,692


127,692
Net revenue

71,714
32,683
46,425

150,822


150,822


82,871
33,954
24,965

141,790


141,790
Cost of providing services: 

 

Salaries and benefits

18,070
8,838


26,908


26,908


17,579
8,936


26,515


26,515
Occupancy

7,643
5,677


13,320


13,320


7,875
5,647


13,522


13,522
Office

4,247
1,285


5,532


5,532


5,586
1,740


7,326


7,326
Other store operating expenses

11,254
881
466

12,601


12,601


10,650
1,244
590

12,484


12,484
Advertising

12,409
2,704


15,113


15,113


17,632
3,717


21,349


21,349
Total cost of providing services

53,623
19,385
466

73,474


73,474


59,322
21,284
590

81,196


81,196
Gross Margin

18,091
13,298
45,959

77,348


77,348


23,549
12,670
24,375

60,594


60,594
Operating (income) expense: 

 

Corporate, district and other expenses458
18
25,383
4,759
46

30,664
2,316

32,980
(886)48
20,663
5,134
60

25,019
2,476

27,495
Intercompany management fee

(6,920)3,281
3,639







(6,761)2,516
4,245





Interest expense16,585

(60)7
3,940

20,472


20,472
12,503

(149)(38)5,276

17,592
5,811

23,403
Intercompany interest (income) expense
(904)(180)1,084







(916)(455)1,371






Loss on extinguishment of debt









69,200





69,200


69,200
Total operating expense17,043
(886)18,223
9,131
7,625

51,136
2,316

53,452
80,817
(868)13,298
8,983
9,581

111,811
8,287

120,098
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes(17,043)886
(132)4,167
38,334

26,212
(2,316)
23,896
(80,817)868
10,251
3,687
14,794

(51,217)(8,287)
(59,504)
(Benefit) provision for income tax expense(5,418)13,668
(4,458)1,962


5,754
(576)
5,178
(17,930)6,803
(2,177)(1,508)

(14,812)(2,102)
(16,914)
Net (loss) income from continuing operations(11,625)(12,782)4,326
2,205
38,334

20,458
(1,740)
18,718
(62,887)(5,935)12,428
5,195
14,794

(36,405)(6,185)
(42,590)
Net loss from discontinued operations


(2,743)

(2,743)

(2,743)


(4,432)

(4,432)

(4,432)
Net (loss) income(11,625)(12,782)4,326
(538)38,334

17,715
(1,740)
15,975
(62,887)(5,935)12,428
763
14,794

(40,837)(6,185)
(47,022)
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries: 

 

CFTC






20,458
(20,458)







(40,837)40,837

CURO Intermediate(12,782)



12,782




(5,935)



5,935




Guarantor Subsidiaries4,326




(4,326)



12,428




(12,428)



Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries2,205




(2,205)



763




(763)



SPV Subs38,334




(38,334)



14,794




(14,794)



Net income (loss) attributable to CURO$20,458
$(12,782)$4,326
$(538)$38,334
$(32,083)$17,715
$18,718
$(20,458)$15,975
Net (loss) income attributable to CURO$(40,837)$(5,935)$12,428
$763
$14,794
$(22,050)$(40,837)$(47,022)$40,837
$(47,022)

CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
(dollars in thousands)Subsidiary
Guarantors
Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors
Canada SPVCUROEliminationsCURO
Consolidated
Subsidiary
Guarantors
Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors
Canada SPVCUROEliminationsCURO
Consolidated
Revenue$436,165
$54,936
$51,138
$
$
$542,239
$673,234
$84,920
$81,349
$
$
$839,503
Provision for losses177,532
10,443
26,420


214,395
280,529
17,634
40,099


338,262
Net revenue258,633
44,493
24,718


327,844
392,705
67,286
41,250


501,241
Cost of providing services:  
Salaries and benefits37,373
17,414



54,787
55,675
26,574



82,249
Occupancy16,043
12,126



28,169
24,292
17,913



42,205
Office7,893
2,677



10,570
12,504
4,059



16,563
Other costs of providing services24,921
2,153



27,074
36,395
3,522



39,917
Advertising17,533
3,033



20,566
31,719
5,271



36,990
Total cost of providing services103,763
37,403



141,166
160,585
57,339



217,924
Gross margin154,870
7,090
24,718


186,678
232,120
9,947
41,250


283,317
Operating (income) expense: 
Operating expense (income): 
Corporate, district and other expenses72,304
11,604
(755)4,973

88,126
98,486
16,900
(283)7,940

123,043
Intercompany management fee(6,300)6,284
16



(9,576)9,553
23



Interest expense317
79
5,265
29,052

34,713
575
103
7,728
43,671

52,077
Loss from equity method investment5,132




5,132
Intercompany interest (income) expense(2,393)1,770
623



(3,855)2,663
1,192



Total operating expense63,928
19,737
5,149
34,025

122,839
90,762
29,219
8,660
51,611

180,252
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes90,942
(12,647)19,569
(34,025)
63,839
141,358
(19,272)32,590
(51,611)
103,065
Provision (benefit) for income tax expense23,610
2,129

(8,240)
17,499
37,309
4,115

(12,686)
28,738
Net income (loss) from continuing operations67,332
(14,776)19,569
(25,785)
46,340
104,049
(23,387)32,590
(38,925)
74,327
Net loss on discontinued operations
7,541



7,541

6,943



6,943
Net (loss) income67,332
(7,235)19,569
(25,785)
53,881
Net income (loss)104,049
(16,444)32,590
(38,925)
81,270
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries:  
CFTC


79,666
(79,666)



120,195
(120,195)
Guarantor Subsidiaries67,332



(67,332)
104,049



(104,049)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries(7,235)


7,235

(16,444)


16,444

SPV Subs19,569



(19,569)
32,590



(32,590)
Net income (loss) attributable to CURO$146,998
$(7,235)$19,569
$53,881
$(159,332)$53,881
$224,244
$(16,444)$32,590
$81,270
$(240,390)$81,270
CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
(dollars in thousands)CFTCCURO IntermediateSubsidiary GuarantorsSubsidiary Non-GuarantorsSPV SubsEliminations
CFTC
Consolidated
CUROEliminationsCURO ConsolidatedCFTCCURO IntermediateSubsidiary GuarantorsSubsidiary Non-GuarantorsSPV SubsEliminations
CFTC
Consolidated
CUROEliminationsCURO Consolidated
Revenue$
$
$246,442
$93,293
$148,277
$
$488,012
$
$
$488,012
$
$
$387,827
$133,107
$236,560
$
$757,494
$
$
$757,494
Provision for losses

82,089
26,910
54,231

163,230


163,230


140,603
32,770
117,549

290,922


290,922
Net revenue

164,353
66,383
94,046

324,782


324,782


247,224
100,337
119,011

466,572


466,572
Cost of providing services:  
Salaries and benefits

36,089
17,737


53,826


53,826


53,667
26,674


80,341


80,341
Occupancy

15,289
11,458


26,747


26,747


23,164
17,105


40,269


40,269
Office

9,830
2,155


11,985


11,985


15,416
3,895


19,311


19,311
Other store operating expenses

23,284
1,801
947

26,032


26,032


33,934
3,045
1,537

38,516


38,516
Advertising

17,568
5,430


22,998


22,998


35,200
9,147


44,347


44,347
Total cost of providing services

102,060
38,581
947

141,588


141,588


161,381
59,866
1,537

222,784


222,784
Gross Margin

62,293
27,802
93,099

183,194


183,194


85,843
40,471
117,474

243,788


243,788
Operating (income) expense: 
Operating expense (income): 
Corporate, district and other expenses906
25
53,375
9,656
76

64,038
4,371

68,409
20
73
74,038
14,789
137

89,057
6,847

95,904
Intercompany management fee

(13,822)6,775
7,047







(19,718)8,425
11,293





Interest expense34,907

(172)64
8,027

42,826


42,826
47,410

(321)26
13,303

60,418
5,811

66,229
Intercompany interest (income) expense
(1,784)(259)2,043







(2,700)(526)3,226






Loss on extinguishment of debt11,683





11,683


11,683
80,883





80,883


80,883
Total operating expense47,496
(1,759)39,122
18,538
15,150

118,547
4,371

122,918
128,313
(2,627)53,473
26,466
24,733

230,358
12,658

243,016
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes(47,496)1,759
23,171
9,264
77,949

64,647
(4,371)
60,276
(128,313)2,627
32,370
14,005
92,741

13,430
(12,658)
772
(Benefit) provision for income tax expense(12,259)32,165
(6,043)3,891


17,754
(1,109)
16,645
(30,189)38,830
(8,220)2,521


2,942
(3,211)
(269)
Net (loss) income from continuing operations(35,237)(30,406)29,214
5,373
77,949

46,893
(3,262)
43,631
(98,124)(36,203)40,590
11,484
92,741

10,488
(9,447)
1,041
Net loss from discontinued operations


(4,364)

(4,364)

(4,364)


(8,796)

(8,796)

(8,796)
Net (loss) income(35,237)(30,406)29,214
1,009
77,949

42,529
(3,262)
39,267
(98,124)(36,203)40,590
2,688
92,741

1,692
(9,447)
(7,755)
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries: 
Equity in net (loss) income of subsidiaries: 
CFTC






42,529
(42,529)







1,692
(1,692)
CURO Intermediate(30,406)



30,406




(36,203)



36,203




Guarantor Subsidiaries29,214




(29,214)



40,590




(40,590)



Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries1,009




(1,009)



2,688




(2,688)



SPV Subs77,949




(77,949)



92,741




(92,741)



Net income (loss) attributable to CURO$42,529
$(30,406)$29,214
$1,009
$77,949
$(77,766)$42,529
$39,267
$(42,529)$39,267
$1,692
$(36,203)$40,590
$2,688
$92,741
$(99,816)$1,692
$(7,755)$(1,692)$(7,755)

CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
(dollars in thousands)Subsidiary Guarantors
Subsidiary
 Non-Guarantors
Canada SPVCUROEliminationsCURO ConsolidatedSubsidiary Guarantors
Subsidiary
 Non-Guarantors
Canada SPVCUROEliminationsCURO Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities





 
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities$204,323
$10,929
$93,690
$1,833
$1,544
$312,319
Cash flows from operating activities:





 
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities$273,564
$17,201
$119,898
$52,311
$1,319
$464,293
Net cash used in discontinued operating activities
(504)


(504)
(504)


(504)
Cash flows from investing activities:





 







 

Purchase of property, equipment and software(4,998)(1,166)


(6,164)(7,351)(1,316)


(8,667)
Investment in Cognical Holdings(4,368)



(4,368)
Originations of loans, net(142,871)(3,227)(71,101)

(217,199)(261,073)(11,042)(102,238)

(374,353)
Net cash (used in) provided by continuing investing activities(152,237)(4,393)(71,101)

(227,731)
Investment in Zibby(8,168)



(8,168)
Net cash used in continuing investing activities(276,592)(12,358)(102,238)

(391,188)
Net cash used in discontinued investing activities
(14,213)


(14,213)
(14,213)


(14,213)
Cash flows from financing activities:





 







 

Proceeds from Non-Recourse U.S. SPV facility





Payments on Non-Recourse U.S. SPV facility





Proceeds from Non-Recourse Canada SPV facility

3,750


3,750


15,992


15,992
Payments on Non-Recourse Canada SPV facility

(24,752)

(24,752)

(24,835)

(24,835)
Proceeds from revolving credit facilities30,000
38,002



68,002
Payments on revolving credit facilities(50,000)(38,002)


(88,002)
Proceeds from credit facilities120,000
59,811



179,811
Payments on credit facilities(115,000)(59,811)


(174,811)
Payments on subordinated stockholder debt
(2,245)


(2,245)
(2,252)


(2,252)
Payments to net share settle RSUs


(110)
(110)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options69


(42)
27
87




87
Debt issuance costs paid

(169)(29)
(198)

(169)(29)
(198)
Repurchase of common stock


(1,762)
(1,762)


(52,172)
(52,172)
Net cash used in provided by financing activities (1)
(19,931)(2,245)(21,171)(1,833)
(45,180)5,087
(2,252)(9,012)(52,311)
(58,488)
  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and restricted cash
2,444
561

(1,544)1,461

2,114
409

(1,319)1,204
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash32,155
(7,982)1,979


26,152
2,059
(10,012)9,057


1,104
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period52,397
34,620
12,840


99,857
52,397
34,620
12,840


99,857
Cash at end of period$84,552
$26,638
$14,819
$
$
$126,009
$54,456
$24,608
$21,897
$
$
$100,961
(1) Financing activities include continuing operations only and were not impacted by discontinued operations

CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
(dollars in thousands)CFTCCURO IntermediateSubsidiary Guarantors
Subsidiary
 Non-Guarantors
SPV SubsEliminations
CFTC
Consolidated
CUROCURO
Consolidated
CFTCSubsidiary Guarantors
Subsidiary
 Non-Guarantors
SPV SubsEliminations
CFTC
Consolidated
CUROCURO
Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:  
Net cash provided (used) in continuing operating activities$87,848
$
$38,259
$53,104
$67,767
$12,305
$259,283
$(12,550)$246,733
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities$628,468
$167,265
$(5,013)$221,222
$22,344
$1,034,286
$(677,207)$357,079
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities


14,225

(8,767)5,458

5,458


23,737

(18,175)5,562

5,562
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities87,848

38,259
67,329
67,767
3,538
264,741
(12,550)252,191
628,468
167,265
18,724
221,222
4,169
1,039,848
(677,207)362,641
Cash flows from investing activities:  
Purchase of property, equipment and software

(1,983)(974)

(2,957)
(2,957)
(6,466)(1,564)

(8,030)
(8,030)
Originations of loans, net

(84,640)(48,795)(61,201)
(194,636)
(194,636)
(162,031)(558)(249,846)
(412,435)
(412,435)
Investment in Cognical Holdings(958)




(958)
(958)
Net cash (used in) provided by continuing investing activities(958)
(86,623)(49,769)(61,201)
(198,551)
(198,551)
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued investing activities


(14,349)

(14,349)
(14,349)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(958)
(86,623)(64,118)(61,201)
(212,900)
(212,900)
Investment in Zibby(958)



(958)
(958)
Net cash used in continuing investing activities(958)(168,497)(2,122)(249,846)
(421,423)
(421,423)
Net cash used in discontinued investing activities

(24,481)

(24,481)
(24,481)
Net cash used in investing activities(958)(168,497)(26,603)(249,846)
(445,904)
(445,904)
Cash flows from financing activities:  
Proceeds from Non-Recourse U.S. SPV facility



13,000

13,000

13,000
Payments on Non-Recourse U.S. SPV facility



(19,163)
(19,163)
(19,163)
Proceeds from revolving credit facilities10,000


8,798


18,798

18,798
Payments on revolving credit facilities(10,000)

(8,798)

(18,798)
(18,798)
Proceeds from Non-Recourse U.S. and Canada SPV facilities


106,949

106,949

106,949
Payments on Non-Recourse U.S. and Canada SPV facilities


(61,590)
(61,590)
(61,590)
Proceeds from credit facilities39,000

26,169


65,169

65,169
Payments on credit facilities(10,000)
(26,169)

(36,169)
(36,169)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock






12,431
12,431
11,549




11,549

11,549
Proceeds from exercise of stock options






39
39
408




408

408
Payments on 12.00% Senior Secured Notes(77,500)




(77,500)
(77,500)(605,000)



(605,000)
(605,000)
Payments of call premiums from early debt extinguishments(9,300)




(9,300)
(9,300)(63,350)



(63,350)
(63,350)
Debt issuance costs paid(90)

(78)

(168)
(168)(117)

(4,527)
(4,644)(12,873)(17,517)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (1)
(86,890)

(78)(6,163)
(93,131)12,470
(80,661)(627,510)

40,832

(586,678)677,127
90,449
  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash


(651)
(3,538)(4,189)
(4,189)

61
28
(4,169)(4,080)
(4,080)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and restricted cash

(48,364)2,482
403

(45,479)(80)(45,559)
(1,232)(7,818)12,236

3,186
(80)3,106
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period

119,056
48,484
6,871

174,411
80
174,491

119,056
48,484
6,871

174,411
80
174,491
Cash and restricted cash at end of period

70,692
50,966
7,274

128,932

128,932

117,824
40,666
19,107

177,597

177,597
Less: Cash and restricted cash at end of period of Discontinued Operations


12,460


12,460

12,460


11,303


11,303

11,303
Cash and restricted cash at end of period of Continuing Operations$
$
$70,692
$38,506
$7,274
$
$116,472
$
$116,472
$
$117,824
$29,363
$19,107
$
$166,294
$
$166,294
(1) Financing activities include continuing operations only and were not impacted by discontinued operations.(1) Financing activities include continuing operations only and were not impacted by discontinued operations.

CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)

NOTE 17 – SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

In April 2019, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program providing for the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of its common stock. The repurchase program, which commenced June 2019, will continue until completed or terminated. CURO expects the purchases to be made from time-to-time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or both, at the Company's discretion and subject to market conditions and other factors. Any repurchased shares will be available for use in connection with equity plans or other corporate purposes.

Under this program, the Company has repurchased 244,2002,156,241 shares of common stock through JuneSeptember 30, 2019. The table below summarizes share repurchase activity during the three and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019:2019 (in thousands, except for per share amounts and number of share amounts):
 Six Months Ended June 30, Three Months Ended September 30, 2019Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
(in thousands, except per share amounts and number of share amounts) 2019
Total number of shares repurchased 244,200
 1,912,041
2,156,241
Average price paid per share $10.26
 $12.27
$12.04
Total value of shares repurchased $2,507
 $23,455
$25,962
     
Total authorized repurchase amount $50,000
Total authorized repurchase amount for the period presented $47,493
$50,000
Total value of shares repurchased 2,507
 23,455
25,962
Total remaining authorized repurchase amount $47,493
 $24,038
$24,038

Separately, in August 2019, the Company entered into a Share Repurchase Agreement (the “Share Repurchase Agreement”) with Friedman Fleischer & Lowe Capital Partners II, L.P. and its affiliated investment funds (“FFL”), a related party to the Company. Pursuant to the Share Repurchase Agreement, the Company repurchased 2,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, owned by FFL, in a private transaction at a purchase price equal to $13.55 per share of Common Stock. The purchase price was determined by using the Company's closing common stock price on August 29, 2019 of $13.97, less a discount of 3.0%. This transaction occurred outside of the share repurchase program authorized in April 2019.

NOTE 18 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Cognical Investment

During July 2019, as part of the broader capital structure reorganization by the investee company described in Note 1 - "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Nature of Operations" and Note 8 - "Financial Instruments", the Company purchased 10,695,187 additional preferred shares of Zibby for $4.0 million. As a result of this transaction, the Company's fully-diluted ownership in Zibby increased to 42.3%.

Share Repurchase Program

The Company repurchased 989,500868,100 shares from JulyOctober 1, 2019 through August 2, 2019:

November 1, 2019 (in thousands, except per share amounts and number of share amounts):
 July 1 - August 2 October 1 - November 1
(in thousands, except per share amounts and number of share amounts)

 2019
 2019
Total number of shares repurchased 989,500
 868,100
Average price paid per share $10.85
 $13.03
Total value of shares repurchased $10,731
 $11,311

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Forward-Looking Statements

The following discussion of financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources and certain factors that may affect future results, including company-specific, economic and industry-wide factors, should be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes included herein. This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements. The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to risk, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those made, projected or implied in the forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law and regulations, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or other statements we may make in the following discussion or elsewhere in this document even though these statements may be affected by events or circumstances occurring after the forward-looking statements or other statements were made. Please see “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for


the year ended December 31, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commissions (the "SEC") on March 18, 2019 ("the "2018 Form 10-K") for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements.



Overview

We are a growth-oriented, technology-enabled, highly-diversified, multi-channel and multi-product consumer finance company serving a wide range of underbanked consumers in the United States ("U.S."), Canada and, through February 25, 2019, the United Kingdom ("U.K.").

History

CURO was founded in 1997 to meet the growing needs of underbanked consumers looking for access to credit. With more than 20 years of experience, we seek to offer a variety of convenient, easily-accessible financial and loan services in all of our markets.

CURO Financial Technologies Corp., previously known as Speedy Cash Holdings Corp. ("CFTC"), was incorporated in Delaware in July 2008. CURO Group Holdings Corp., previously known as Speedy Group Holdings Corp., was incorporated in Delaware in 2013 as the parent company of CFTC. The terms “CURO," "we,” “our,” “us” and the “Company” refer to CURO Group Holdings Corp. and its directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries as a combined entity, except where otherwise stated. The term "CFTC" refers to CURO Financial Technologies Corp., our wholly-owned subsidiary, and its directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries as a consolidated entity, except where otherwise stated.

Our growth has been fueled by acquisitions in the U.S. and Canada, as well as organically, including the launch of new brands. Recent brand launches include the March 2016 launch of LendDirect, a primarily online Installment and Open-End brand in Alberta, Canada, the June 2017 launch of Avio Credit, an online Installment and Open-End Loan brand in the U.S. market that is currently available in 11 states, and the February 2019 launch of Revolve Finance, discussed immediately below.

Recent Developments

Revolve Finance. In February 2019, we launched Revolve Finance, sponsored by Republic Bank of Chicago, which is being introduced across the Company's U.S. stores. This product provides customers a checking account solution, with FDIC-insured deposits, that combines a Visa-branded debit card, a number of technology-enabled tools and optional overdraft protection.

Share Repurchase Program. Our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program in April 2019 providing for the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of our common stock. The repurchase program, which commenced June 2019, will continue until completed or terminated. We expect the purchases to be made from time-to-time in the open market and/or in privately negotiated transactions at our discretion, subject to market conditions and other factors. Any repurchased shares will be available for use in connection with equity plans and for other corporate purposes. Under this program, the Company has repurchased 244,2002,156,241 shares of common stock for total consideration of $26.0 million through JuneSeptember 30, 2019.

FFL Repurchase. In August 2019, the Company entered into a Share Repurchase Agreement (the “Share Repurchase Agreement”) with Friedman Fleischer & Lowe Capital Partners II, L.P. and its affiliated investment funds (“FFL”), a related party. Pursuant to the Share Repurchase Agreement, the Company repurchased 2,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, owned by FFL, in a private transaction at a purchase price equal to $13.55 per share of Common Stock. This transaction occurred outside of the share repurchase program authorized in April 2019.

Revolve Finance. In February 2019, we launched Revolve Finance, sponsored by Republic Bank of Chicago, which is being introduced across the Company's U.S. stores. This product provides customers a checking account solution, with FDIC-insured deposits, that combines a Visa-branded debit card, a number of technology-enabled tools and optional overdraft protection.

Bank Partnerships. In September 2019, we terminated the previously disclosed agreement with MetaBank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meta Financial Group, Inc.

California Assembly Bill 539: On September 13, 2019, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 539 which imposes an interest rate cap on all consumer loans between $2,500 and $10,000 of 36%, plus the Federal Funds Rate. On October 10, 2019, Governor Newsom signed the bill into law and it is scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2020. Revenue from California Unsecured and Secured Installment loans amounted to 13.0% of total revenue from continuing operations for the trailing 12 months ended September 30, 2019. See "Regulatory Environment and Compliance" for additional details.

Credit facilitiesFacilities. For recent developments related to our Senior Secured Notes, SPV facilities and other capital resources, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

U.K. Developments. On February 25, 2019, we announced that a proposed Scheme of Arrangement ("SOA"), as described in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 31, 2019, related to Curo Transatlantic Limited and SRC Transatlantic Limited (collectively the "U.K. Subsidiaries"), would not be implemented. We also announced that effective February 25, 2019, in accordance with the provisions of the U.K. Insolvency Act 1986 and as approved by the boards of directors of our U.K. Subsidiaries, insolvency practitioners from KPMG were appointed as administrators ("Administrators") for the U.K. Subsidiaries. The effect of the U.K. Subsidiaries’ entry into administration was to place the management, affairs, business and property of the U.K. Subsidiaries under the direct control of the Administrators. As a result, we deconsolidated the U.K. Subsidiaries as of February 25, 2019 and presented the U.K. Subsidiaries as Discontinued Operations in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Form 10-Q").



In our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 31, 2019, our results of operations included a $30.3 million expense comprised of (i) a proposed $23.6 million fund to settle historical redress claims and (ii) $6.7 million in advisory and other costs that would be required to execute the SOA. We subsequently concluded that pursuant to ASC 450, Contingencies, the SOA did not represent an estimate of loss for the redress loss contingency but instead was offered in ongoing negotiation of a potential compromised settlement with creditors. Therefore, the settlement offered through the SOA did not meet the recognition threshold pursuant to ASC 450 and should not have been accrued as a contingent liability for customer redress claims as of December 31, 2018. Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2019 appropriately included $4.6 million of fourth quarter 2018 redress costs and related charges which represented known claims as of December 31, 2018. See "Controls and Procedures" in our 2018 Form 10-K for further discussion.

Refer to the “Regulatory Environment and Compliance” below for additional information regarding recent regulatory developments that may impact our business.



Discussion of Revenue by Product and Segment and Related Loan Portfolio Performance

Revenue by Product

Year-over-year comparisons for Open-End were affected by the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change. ThroughoutAdditionally, throughout this Form 10-Q,release, we do not include informationremoved financial results of our former U.K. operations for our U.K. Subsidiariesall periods presented, as they wereit was discontinued for accounting and reporting purposes in February 2019. See “Results of Discontinued Operations” within this release for additional information.

The following tables summarize revenue by product, including fees for credit services organization ("CSO"), fees, for the periods indicated.indicated (in thousands, unaudited):
 For the Three Months Ended For the Three Months Ended
 June 30, 2019 June 30, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
(in thousands, unaudited) U.S.CanadaTotal U.S.CanadaTotal
 U.S.CanadaTotal U.S.CanadaTotal
Unsecured Installment $120,482
$1,630
$122,112
 $111,244
$3,692
$114,936
 $135,541
$1,692
$137,233
 $135,028
$2,632
$137,660
Secured Installment 26,076

26,076
 25,777

25,777
 28,270

28,270
 28,562

28,562
Open-End 32,318
22,654
54,972
 23,261
3,961
27,222
 39,605
26,515
66,120
 27,554
12,736
40,290
Single-Pay 26,425
19,103
45,528
 24,978
33,347
58,325
 29,140
20,172
49,312
 27,792
22,822
50,614
Ancillary 4,745
10,867
15,612
 4,866
6,043
10,909
 4,513
11,816
16,329
 4,337
8,019
12,356
Total revenue $210,046
$54,254
$264,300
 $190,126
$47,043
$237,169
 $237,069
$60,195
$297,264
 $223,273
$46,209
$269,482

During the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, total revenue grew $27.1$27.8 million, or 11.4%10.3%, to $264.3$297.3 million, compared to the prior-year period, predominantly driven by growth in Unsecured Installment loans in the U.S. and Open-End loans in both countries. Geographically, total revenue in the U.S. and Canada grew 10.5%6.2% and 15.3%30.3%, respectively. From a product perspective, Unsecured Installment revenues rose 6.2%0.4% in the U.S., drivenoffset by related loan growth whilea decrease in Canada of 35.7% due to the continued transition to Open-End loans. Secured Installment revenues and related receivables were consistent year-over-year. Year-over-year CanadianSingle-Pay loan balances stabilized in Canada sequentially but year-over-year Single-Pay usage and product profitability were impacted negatively impacted by regulatory changes in Ontario effective July 1, 2018, and theour strategic transition of qualifying customers to Open-End loans. Open-End revenues rose 101.9% on organic growth in legacy states and the newer Virginia market in the U.S. Open-End loan growth in Canada was driven primarily by the introduction of Open-End loans in Ontario during the third quarter of 2018. Open-End loans in Canada grew $35.1$18.1 million, or 19.1%8.3%, sequentially (defined within this Form 10-Q as the change from the firstsecond quarter of 2019 to the secondthird quarter of 2019, or comparable periods for 2018 sequential metrics). Single-Pay loan balances stabilizedOpen-End loans in Canada sequentially.grew $98.6 million, or 71.1%, from September 30, 2018, resulting in year-over-year revenue growth of $13.8 million, or 108.2%. U.S. Open-End revenue rose 43.7% on related loan growth of 71.2%. Ancillary revenues increased 43.1%32.2% versus the same quarter a year ago, primarily due to the sale of insurance products to Installment and Open-End loan customers in Canada.

 For the Six Months Ended For the Nine Months Ended
 June 30, 2019 June 30, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
(in thousands, unaudited) U.S.CanadaTotal U.S.CanadaTotal
 U.S.CanadaTotal U.S.CanadaTotal
Unsecured Installment $254,485
$3,405
$257,890
 $231,720
$8,595
$240,315
 $390,026
$5,093
$395,119
 $366,749
$11,227
$377,976
Secured Installment 53,553

53,553
 52,633

52,633
 81,823

81,823
 81,195

81,195
Open-End 64,911
42,930
107,841
 49,095
5,350
54,445
 104,516
69,445
173,961
 76,649
18,086
94,735
Single-Pay 53,593
38,696
92,289
 51,043
67,639
118,682
 82,733
58,872
141,605
 78,835
90,461
169,296
Ancillary 9,623
21,043
30,666
 10,228
11,709
21,937
 14,136
32,859
46,995
 14,565
19,727
34,292
Total revenue $436,165
$106,074
$542,239
 $394,719
$93,293
$488,012
 $673,234
$166,269
$839,503
 $617,993
$139,501
$757,494



For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, total revenue grew $54.2$82.0 million, or 11.1%10.8%, to $542.2$839.5 million, compared to the prior-year period, predominantly driven by growth in Unsecured Installment loans in the U.S. and Open-End loans in both countries. Geographically, total revenue in the U.S. and Canada grew 10.5%8.9% and 13.7%19.2%, respectively. From a product perspective, Unsecured Installment revenues rose 7.3%6.3% in the U.S., drivenoffset by related loan growth whilea decrease in Canada of 54.6% due to the continued transition to Open-End loans. Secured Installment revenues and related receivables wereremained consistent year-over-year. Year-over-year Canadian Single-Pay usage and product profitability were impacted negatively impactedyear-over-year by regulatory changes in Ontario effective July 1, 2018, and the strategic transition of qualifying customers to Open-End loans. Open-End revenues rose 98.1%83.6% on organic growth in legacy states and the newer Virginia market in the U.S. Open-Endrelated loan growth in Canada was driven primarily by the introduction of Open-End loans in Ontario during the third quarter of 2018.both countries. Ancillary revenues


increased 39.8%37.0% versus the same quarter a year ago, primarily due to the sale of insurance to Installment and Open-End loan customers in Canada.

The following charts present revenue composition, including CSO fees, of the products and services that we currently offer for the periods indicated:
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For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018, revenue generated through our online channel was 44%46% and 40%44%, respectively, of consolidated revenue.


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For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018, revenue generated through our online channel was 45% and 41%42%, respectively, of consolidated revenue.

Loan Volume and Portfolio Performance Analysis

Unsecured Installment Loans

Unsecured Installment revenue and gross combined loans receivable increaseddecreased from the comparable prior-year quarter due to growththe continued mix shift to Open-End loans in the U.S., primarilyCanada and portfolio optimization in California and Texas.to manage upcoming January 1, 2020 regulatory changes. Unsecured Installment gross combined loans receivable grew $3.1decreased $15.7 million, or 1.4%6.0%, compared to JuneSeptember 30, 2018, despite a decline in Canada of $9.1 million due to mix shift to Open-End loans. In the U.S., Unsecured Installment gross combined loans receivable increased 6.0% year-over-year.2018. Unsecured Installment loans Guaranteed by the Company declined $1.3$5.1 million year-over-year due to a


regulatory change in Ohio, which became effective in April 2019, and the subsequent conversion of Ohio CSO volume to Company-Owned loans, partially offset by growth in Texas.

The net charge-off ("NCO")NCO rate for Company Owned Unsecured Installment gross loans receivables in the secondthird quarter of 2019 increased approximately 281125 bps from the secondthird quarter of 2018 due to geographic mix shift from Canada to the U.S., and increases in U.S. NCO rates due to product and credit policy decisions. Canada Unsecured Installment balances declined


$9.1 million compared to the prior year due to shifting customer preferences from Unsecured Installment to Open-End, while U.S. balances grew $13.5 million due to customer demand. As a result, the U.S. percentage mix of total Company Owned Unsecured Installment gross loans receivable rose from 85.4% last year to 91.3% this year. NCO rates in the U.S. are higher than Canada, so the relative growth in the U.S. balances resulted in an overall increase in the consolidated NCO rate for Company Owned Unsecured Installment loans. In addition, theThe NCO rate in the U.S. rose from 18.6%16.8% in the secondthird quarter of 2018 to 21.3%18.5% in the secondthird quarter of 2019, primarily due primarily to credit-linecredit limit increases. While credit limit increases and expansiongenerally result in modestly higher NCO rates in the related loan vintages, historically the growth in net revenue over the life of such vintages has more than covered the Avio brand. As an immature portfolio, Avio has higher relative NCO rates.

The Unsecured Installment Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of Company Owned Unsecured Installment gross loans receivable ("allowance coverage") increased sequentiallyyear-over-year from 20.8%19.5% as of March 31, 2019,September 30, 2018 to 21.4%21.9% as of JuneSeptember 30, 2019, primarily as a result of related higher NCO ratesrates. Past due receivables as the past due rate rose only 60 bps versusa percentage of total Gross Receivables remained consistent with the same quarter a year ago. Sequentially, the allowance coverage increased slightly, from 21.4% to 21.9% as of September 30, 2019.

NCO rates for Unsecured Installment loans Guaranteed by the Company increased 150improved nearly 60 bps compared to the same quarter in 2018 because of credit-line increases and wind down of the Ohio portfolio.a year ago. The CSO liability for losses remained consistent sequentially from 14.5% to 14.4% last quarter to 14.5% duringfor the secondthird quarter of 2019, as the past-due rate was flat versus the second quarter of last year.2019.







2019 20182019 2018
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)Second QuarterFirst
Quarter
 Fourth
Quarter
Third
Quarter
Second
Quarter
Third QuarterSecond QuarterFirst
Quarter
 Fourth
Quarter
Third
Quarter
Unsecured Installment loans:      
Revenue - Company Owned$59,814
$65,542
 $69,748
$64,146
$54,868
$65,809
$59,814
$65,542
 $69,748
$64,146
Provision for losses - Company Owned33,514
33,845
 39,565
32,946
23,219
31,891
33,514
33,845
 39,565
32,946
Net revenue - Company Owned$26,300
$31,697
 $30,183
$31,200
$31,649
$33,918
$26,300
$31,697
 $30,183
$31,200
Net charge-offs - Company Owned$31,970
$37,919
 $37,951
$27,308
$26,527
$28,973
$31,970
$37,919
 $37,951
$27,308
Revenue - Guaranteed by the Company$62,298
$70,236
 $75,559
$73,514
$60,069
$71,424
$62,298
$70,236
 $75,559
$73,514
Provision for losses - Guaranteed by the Company28,336
27,422
 37,352
39,552
26,974
36,664
28,336
27,422
 37,352
39,552
Net revenue - Guaranteed by the Company$33,962
$42,814
 $38,207
$33,962
$33,095
$34,760
$33,962
$42,814
 $38,207
$33,962
Net charge-offs - Guaranteed by the Company$27,486
$30,421
 $38,522
$37,995
$25,667
$35,916
$27,486
$30,421
 $38,522
$37,995
Unsecured Installment gross combined loans receivable:      
Company Owned$164,722
$161,716
 $190,403
$185,130
$160,285
$174,489
$164,722
$161,716
 $190,403
$185,130
Guaranteed by the Company (1)(2)
65,055
59,740
 77,451
75,807
66,351
70,704
65,055
59,740
 77,451
75,807
Unsecured Installment gross combined loans receivable (1)(2)
$229,777
$221,456
 $267,854
$260,937
$226,636
$245,193
$229,777
$221,456
 $267,854
$260,937
Average gross loans receivable:      
Average Unsecured Installment gross loans receivable - Company Owned(3)$163,219
$176,060
 $187,767
$172,708
$158,121
$169,606
$163,219
$176,060
 $187,767
$172,708
Average Unsecured Installment gross loans receivable - Guaranteed by the Company(3)$62,398
$68,596
 $76,629
$71,079
$60,342
$67,880
$62,398
$68,596
 $76,629
$71,079
Allowance for loan losses and CSO liability for losses:      
Unsecured Installment Allowance for loan losses (3)
$35,223
$33,666
 $37,716
$36,160
$30,291
$38,127
$35,223
$33,666
 $37,716
$36,160
Unsecured Installment CSO liability for losses (3)
$9,433
$8,584
 $11,582
$12,750
$11,193
$10,181
$9,433
$8,584
 $11,582
$12,750
Unsecured Installment Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of Unsecured Installment gross loans receivable21.4%20.8% 19.8%19.5%18.9%21.9%21.4%20.8% 19.8%19.5%
Unsecured Installment CSO liability for losses as a percentage of Unsecured Installment gross loans guaranteed by the Company14.5%14.4% 15.0%16.8%16.9%14.4%14.5%14.4% 15.0%16.8%
Unsecured Installment past-due balances:      
Unsecured Installment gross loans receivable$38,037
$40,801
 $49,087
$49,637
$36,125
$46,537
$38,037
$40,801
 $49,087
$49,637
Unsecured Installment gross loans guaranteed by the Company$10,087
$7,967
 $11,708
$12,120
$10,319
$11,842
$10,087
$7,967
 $11,708
$12,120
Past-due Unsecured Installment gross loans receivable -- percentage (2)
23.1%25.2% 25.8%26.8%22.5%26.7%23.1%25.2% 25.8%26.8%
Past-due Unsecured Installment gross loans guaranteed by the Company -- percentage (2)
15.5%13.3% 15.1%16.0%15.6%16.7%15.5%13.3% 15.1%16.0%
Unsecured Installment other information:      
Originations - Company Owned$102,792
$78,515
 $114,182
$121,415
$114,038
$107,275
$102,792
$78,515
 $114,182
$121,415
Originations - Guaranteed by the Company (1)
$80,445
$68,899
 $89,319
$91,828
$84,082
$89,644
$80,445
$68,899
 $89,319
$91,828
Unsecured Installment ratios:      
Provision as a percentage of gross loans receivable - Company Owned20.3%20.9% 20.8%17.8%14.5%18.3%20.3%20.9% 20.8%17.8%
Provision as a percentage of gross loans receivable - Guaranteed by the Company43.6%45.9% 48.2%52.2%40.7%51.9%43.6%45.9% 48.2%52.2%
(1) Includes loans originated by third-party lenders through CSO programs, which are not included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
(1) Includes loans originated by third-party lenders through CSO programs, which are not included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
(1) Includes loans originated by third-party lenders through CSO programs, which are not included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
(2) Non-GAAP measure - Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for further details.
(3) Allowance for loan losses is reported as a contra-asset reducing gross loans receivable while the CSO liability for losses is reported as a liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) Non-GAAP measure. For a description of each non-GAAP metric, see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."(2) Non-GAAP measure. For a description of each non-GAAP metric, see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."
(3) Average gross loans receivable calculated as average of beginning of quarter and end of quarter gross loans receivable.(3) Average gross loans receivable calculated as average of beginning of quarter and end of quarter gross loans receivable.
(4) Allowance for loan losses is reported as a contra-asset reducing gross loans receivable while the CSO liability for losses is reported as a liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.(4) Allowance for loan losses is reported as a contra-asset reducing gross loans receivable while the CSO liability for losses is reported as a liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.



Secured Installment Loans

Secured Installment revenue and the related gross combined loans receivable balancesbalance as of JuneSeptember 30, 2019 remained consistent year-over-year. Both the NCO and past-due rates decreased modestly year-over-year. Secured Installment Allowance for loan losses and CSO liability for losses as a percentage of Secured Installment gross combined loans receivable decreased sequentiallyyear-over-year from 11.9% last quarter12.4% to 11.5% during11.3% for the secondthird quarter of 2019 basedand decreased sequentially from 11.5% to 11.3% during the third quarter of 2019, primarily onas a result of an 80 bps improvement in the NCO rate improvement.rate.
2019 20182019 2018
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)Second QuarterFirst
Quarter
 Fourth
Quarter
Third
Quarter
Second
Quarter
Third QuarterSecond QuarterFirst
Quarter
 Fourth
Quarter
Third
Quarter
Secured Installment loans:       
Revenue$26,076
$27,477
 $29,482
$28,562
$25,777
$28,270
$26,076
$27,477
 $29,482
$28,562
Provision for losses7,821
7,080
 12,035
10,188
7,650
8,819
7,821
7,080
 12,035
10,188
Net revenue$18,255
$20,397
 $17,447
$18,374
$18,127
$19,451
$18,255
$20,397
 $17,447
$18,374
Net charge-offs$7,630
$9,822
 $11,132
$9,285
$9,003
$8,455
$7,630
$9,822
 $11,132
$9,285
Secured Installment gross combined loan balances:      
Secured Installment gross combined loans receivable (1)(2)
$87,718
$83,087
 $95,922
$94,194
$87,434
$92,478
$87,718
$83,087
 $95,922
$94,194
Average Secured Installment gross combined loans receivable(3)$85,403
$89,505
 $95,058
$90,814
$84,984
$90,098
$85,403
$89,505
 $95,058
$90,814
Secured Installment Allowance for loan losses and CSO liability for losses (2)
$10,067
$9,874
 $12,616
$11,714
$10,812
$10,431
$10,067
$9,874
 $12,616
$11,714
Secured Installment Allowance for loan losses and CSO liability for losses as a percentage of Secured Installment gross combined loans receivable11.5%11.9% 13.2%12.4%12.4%11.3%11.5%11.9% 13.2%12.4%
Secured Installment past-due balances:      
Secured Installment past-due gross loans receivable and gross loans guaranteed by the Company$14,570
$13,866
 $17,835
$17,754
$15,246
$17,645
$14,570
$13,866
 $17,835
$17,754
Past-due Secured Installment gross loans receivable and gross loans guaranteed by the Company -- percentage (1)
16.6%16.7% 18.6%18.8%17.4%19.1%16.6%16.7% 18.6%18.8%
Secured Installment other information:      
Originations (3)(4)
$49,051
$33,490
 $49,217
$51,742
$53,597
$45,990
$49,051
$33,490
 $49,217
$51,742
Secured Installment ratios:      
Provision as a percentage of gross combined loans receivable8.9%8.5% 12.5%10.8%8.7%9.5%8.9%8.5% 12.5%10.8%
(1) Non-GAAP measure - Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for further details.
(1) Non-GAAP measure. For a description of each non-GAAP metric, see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."(1) Non-GAAP measure. For a description of each non-GAAP metric, see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."
(2) Allowance for loan losses is reported as a contra-asset reducing gross loans receivable while the CSO liability for losses is reported as a liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(3) Includes loans originated by third-party lenders through CSO programs, which are not included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
(3) Average gross loans receivable calculated as beginning of quarter and end of quarter gross loans receivable.(3) Average gross loans receivable calculated as beginning of quarter and end of quarter gross loans receivable.
(4) Includes loans originated by third-party lenders through CSO programs, which are not included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.(4) Includes loans originated by third-party lenders through CSO programs, which are not included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Open-End Loans

Open-End loan balances as of JuneSeptember 30, 2019 increased by $192.3$130.9 million when compared to JuneSeptember 30, 2018, primarily due to the launch of Open-End loanscontinued growth in Canada in late 2017, which accounted for $167.9 million of the year-over-year growth. Also, theCanada. The Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change, affecteddiscussed further below, impacted comparability with the inclusion of $35.4as Canada included $19.2 million of past-due Open-End loans as of JuneSeptember 30, 2019.2019 that would have been charged off under the former policy. Sequentially, Open-End balances in Canada grew $35.1$18.1 million sequentially from the first quarter of 2019 ($30.820.9 million on a constant currency basis) due to organic growth of the product.product and the introduction of Open-End loans in British Columbia during the third quarter of 2019. Remaining year-over-year loan growth was driven by the organic growth in seasoned U.S. markets, such as Tennessee and Kansas, and the relatively newnewer Virginia market. Similar to Canada, the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change affected comparability in the U.S., with the inclusion of $26.8 million of past-due Open-End loans as of September 30, 2019 that would have been charged off under the former policy.

The Open-End NCO rate during the secondthird quarter of 2019 was 9.6%9.4%, compared to 16.7%17.1% in the same quarter in the prior year, as a result of a modest improvement in the U.S. and overall mix shift to Canada. NCO rates are lower inseasoning of the Canada and Open-End loans in Canada comprised 77.4% of total Open-End loans as of June 30, 2019, compared to 56.4% as of June 30, 2018.portfolio. Sequentially, on a non-GAAP pro forma basis, as described below, NCO rates improved 170130 bps, primarily on portfolio improvements in Canada.

Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change

Effective January 1, 2019, we modified the timeframe in which we charge-off Open-End loans and made related refinements to our loss provisioning methodology. Prior to January 1, 2019, we deemed Open-End loans uncollectible and charged-off when a customer missed a scheduled payment and the loan was considered past due.past-due. Because of our continuing shift to Open-End loans in Canada and our analysis of payment patterns on early-stage versus late-stage delinquencies, we revised our estimates and now consider Open-End loans uncollectible when the loan has been contractually past-due for 90 consecutive days. Consequently, past-due Open-End loans and related accrued interest now remain in loans receivable for 90 days before being charged off against the allowance for loan losses. All recoveries on charged-off loans are credited to the allowance for loan losses. We evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses compared to the related gross loans receivable balances that include accrued interest.

The aforementioned change was treated as a change in accounting estimate for accounting purposes and applied prospectively beginning January 1, 2019.

The change affects comparability to prior periods as follows:

Gross combined loans receivable:receivable: balances as of JuneSeptember 30, 2019 include $35.4$46.1 million of Open-End loans that are up to 90 days past-due with related accrued interest, while such balances for periods prior to March 31, 2019 do not include any past-due loans.

Revenues:Revenues: for the quarterthree and nine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, gross revenues include interest earned on past-due loan balances of approximately $12$15 million and $35 million, respectively, while revenues in prior-year periods do not include comparable amounts. Gross revenue for the six-month ended June 30, 2019 included interest earned on past-due loan balances of approximately $21 million.

Provision for Losses: prospectively from January 1, 2019, past-due, unpaid balances plus related accrued interest charge-off on day 91. Provision expense is affected by NCOs (total charge-offs less total recoveries) plus changes to the Allowance for loan losses. Because NCOs prospectively include unpaid principal and up to 90 days of related accrued interest, NCO amounts and rates are higher and the Open-End Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of Open-End gross loans receivable is higher. The Open-End Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of Open-End gross loans receivable increased to 18.3%17.2% at JuneSeptember 30, 2019, compared to 10.7%9.8% in the samecomparable prior-year period.



The following table reports 2019 Open-End loan performance including the effect of the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change:
2019 20182019 2018
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)Second QuarterFirst
Quarter
 Fourth
Quarter
Third
Quarter
Second
Quarter
Third QuarterSecond QuarterFirst
Quarter
 Fourth
Quarter
Third
Quarter
Open-End loans:      
Revenue$54,972
$52,869
 $47,228
$40,290
$27,222
$66,120
$54,972
$52,869
 $47,228
$40,290
Provision for losses29,373
25,317
 28,337
31,686
14,848
31,220
29,373
25,317
 28,337
31,686
Net revenue$25,599
$27,552
 $18,891
$8,604
$12,374
$34,900
$25,599
$27,552
 $18,891
$8,604
Net charge-offs (1)
$25,151
$(1,521) $25,218
$23,579
$11,924
$28,202
$25,151
$(1,521) $25,218
$23,579
Open-End gross loan balances:      
Open-End gross loans receivable$283,311
$240,790
 $207,333
$184,067
$91,033
$314,971
$283,311
$240,790
 $207,333
$184,067
Average Open-End gross loans receivable(1)$262,051
$224,062
 $195,700
$137,550
$71,299
$299,141
$262,051
$224,062
 $195,700
$137,550
Open-End allowance for loan losses:      
Allowance for loan losses$51,717
$46,963
 $19,901
$18,013
$9,717
$54,233
$51,717
$46,963
 $19,901
$18,013
Open-End Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of Open-End gross loans receivable18.3%19.5% 9.6%9.8%10.7%17.2%18.3%19.5% 9.6%9.8%
Open-End past-due balances:      
Open-End past-due gross loans receivable$35,395
$32,444
 $
$
$
$46,053
$35,395
$32,444
 $
$
Past-due Open-End gross loans receivable - percentage12.5%13.5% %%%14.6%12.5%13.5% %%
(1) Excluding the impact of the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change, NCOs for the first quarter 2019 were $31,788.
(1) Average gross loans receivable calculated as average of beginning of quarter and end of quarter gross loans receivable.
(1) Average gross loans receivable calculated as average of beginning of quarter and end of quarter gross loans receivable.

In addition, the following table illustrates, on a non-GAAP pro forma basis, the first and second quarter of 2019 quarterly results as if the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change had been applied to our outstanding Open-End loan portfolio as of December 31, 2018. This table is illustrative of retrospective application to determine the NCOs that would have been incurred in the first and second quarterseach quarter of 2019 from the December 31, 2018 loan book. The primary purpose of this pro forma illustration is to provide a representative level of NCO rates from applying the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change.

Pro Forma 2019 2019
(dollars in thousands, unaudited) Second QuarterFirst Quarter Third QuarterSecond QuarterFirst Quarter
Open-End loans:    
Revenue $54,972
$52,869
 $66,120
$54,972
$52,869
Provision for losses 29,373
25,317
 31,220
29,373
25,317
Net revenue $25,599
$27,552
 $34,900
$25,599
$27,552
Net charge-offs $29,648
$31,788
 $29,762
$29,648
$31,788
Open-End gross loan balances:    
Open-End gross loans receivable $283,311
$240,790
 $314,971
$283,311
$240,790
Average Open-End gross loans receivable(1) $262,051
$245,096
 $299,141
$262,051
$245,096
Net-charge offs as a percentage of average gross loans receivable 11.3%13.0% 9.9%11.3%13.0%
Open-End allowance for loan losses:    
Allowance for loan losses $51,717
$46,963
 $54,233
$51,717
$46,963
Open-End Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of Open-End gross loans receivable 18.3%19.5% 17.2%18.3%19.5%
Open-End past-due balances:    
Open-End past-due gross loans receivable $35,395
$32,444
 $46,053
$35,395
$32,444
Past-due Open-End gross loans receivable - percentage 12.5%13.5% 14.6%12.5%13.5%
(1) Average gross loans receivable calculated as average of beginning of quarter and end of quarter gross loans receivable.

(1) Average gross loans receivable calculated as average of beginning of quarter and end of quarter gross loans receivable.




Single-Pay

Single-Pay revenue and related loans receivable during the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 declined year-over-yeardecreased compared to the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2018, primarily due to regulatory changes in Canada (rate and product changes in Ontario and British Columbia) that accelerated the shift to Open-End loans. The aforementioned Open-End growthproducts. U.S. Single-Pay receivables increased $1.7 million, or 4.1%, offset by a decrease in Canada ($167.9


receivables of $1.0 million, year-over-year), in part, contributed toor 2.8%. Canada Single-Pay balances were stable sequentially from the decrease in Single-Pay loan balances, which shrank year-over-year by $12.2 million.second quarter of 2019. The Single-Pay Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of Single-Pay gross loans receivable increased sequentially from 6.5% to 7.3%, and the NCO rate remained consistent year-over-year.increased 215 bps year-over-year, as a result of mandated extended payment options for certain Canada Single-Pay loans.
2019 20182019 2018
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)Second QuarterFirst
Quarter
 Fourth
Quarter
Third
Quarter
Second
Quarter
Third QuarterSecond QuarterFirst
Quarter
 Fourth
Quarter
Third
Quarter
Single-pay loans:      
Revenue$45,528
$46,761
 $49,696
$50,614
$58,325
$49,312
$45,528
$46,761
 $49,696
$50,614
Provision for losses12,446
8,268
 12,825
12,757
13,101
14,736
12,446
8,268
 12,825
12,757
Net revenue$33,082
$38,493
 $36,871
$37,857
$45,224
$34,576
$33,082
$38,493
 $36,871
$37,857
Net charge-offs$11,458
$8,610
 $11,838
$12,892
$12,976
$13,913
$11,458
$8,610
 $11,838
$12,892
Single-Pay gross loan balances:      
Single-Pay gross loans receivable$76,126
$69,753
 $80,823
$77,390
$84,665
$78,039
$76,126
$69,753
 $80,823
$77,390
Average Single-Pay gross loans receivable(1)$72,940
$75,288
 $79,107
$81,028
$83,353
$77,083
$72,940
$75,288
 $79,107
$81,028
Single-Pay Allowance for loan losses$4,941
$3,897
 $4,189
$3,293
$3,604
$5,662
$4,941
$3,897
 $4,189
$3,293
Single-Pay Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of Single-Pay gross loans receivable6.5%5.6% 5.2%4.3%4.3%7.3%6.5%5.6% 5.2%4.3%
(1) Average gross loans receivable calculated as average of beginning of quarter and end of quarter gross loans receivable.
(1) Average gross loans receivable calculated as average of beginning of quarter and end of quarter gross loans receivable.

Gross Combined Loans Receivable

The following table summarizesreconciles Company Owned gross loans receivable, a GAAP-basis balance sheet measure, and reconciles it to grossGross combined loans receivable, a non-GAAP measure(1), including. Gross combined loans receivables include loans originated by third-party lenders through CSO programs, which are not included in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements but from which we earn revenue and for which we provideby providing a guarantee to the unaffiliated lender:lender (in millions, unaudited):
As ofAs of
(in millions, unaudited)June 30, 2019March 31, 2019December 31, 2018September 30, 2018June 30, 2018
September 30, 2019June 30, 2019March 31, 2019December 31, 2018September 30, 2018
Company Owned gross loans receivable$609.6
$553.2
$571.5
$537.8
$420.6
$657.6
$609.6
$553.2
$571.5
$537.8
Gross loans receivable Guaranteed by the Company67.3
61.9
80.4
78.8
69.2
73.1
67.3
61.9
80.4
78.8
Gross combined loans receivable (1)
$676.9
$615.1
$651.9
$616.6
$489.8
$730.7
$676.9
$615.1
$651.9
$616.6
(1) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for definition and additional information.



Gross combined loans receivable by product are presented below (year-over-year sequential comparisons for Open-End are affected by the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change):
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Gross combined loans receivable increased $187.1$114.1 million, or 38.1%18.5%, to $676.9$730.7 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2019 from $489.8$616.6 million as of JuneSeptember 30, 2018. Geographically, gross combined loans receivable grew 11.0%5.0% and 120.1%48.1%, respectively, in the U.S. and Canada, explained further by product in the following sections.
 


Results of Operations - CURO Group Consolidated Operations
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, unaudited)
(in thousands, unaudited)Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
20192018Change $Change % 20192018Change $Change %
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
20192018Change $Change % 20192018Change $Change %
Revenue$264,300
$237,169
$27,131
11.4 % $542,239
$488,012
$54,227
11.1 %$297,264
$269,482
$27,782
10.3 % $839,503
$757,494
$82,009
10.8 %
Provision for losses112,010
86,347
25,663
29.7 % 214,395
163,230
51,165
31.3 %123,867
127,692
(3,825)(3.0)% 338,262
290,922
47,340
16.3 %
Net revenue152,290
150,822
1,468
1.0 % 327,844
324,782
3,062
0.9 %173,397
141,790
31,607
22.3 % 501,241
466,572
34,669
7.4 %
Advertising costs12,780
15,113
(2,333)(15.4)% 20,566
22,998
(2,432)(10.6)%16,424
21,349
(4,925)(23.1)% 36,990
44,347
(7,357)(16.6)%
Non-advertising costs of providing services58,329
58,361
(32)(0.1)% 120,600
118,590
2,010
1.7 %60,334
59,847
487
0.8 % 180,934
178,437
2,497
1.4 %
Total cost of providing services71,109
73,474
(2,365)(3.2)% 141,166
141,588
(422)(0.3)%76,758
81,196
(4,438)(5.5)% 217,924
222,784
(4,860)(2.2)%
Gross margin81,181
77,348
3,833
5.0 % 186,678
183,194
3,484
1.9 %96,639
60,594
36,045
59.5 % 283,317
243,788
39,529
16.2 %
          
Operating expense          
Corporate, district and other expenses39,038
32,980
6,058
18.4 % 88,126
68,409
19,717
28.8 %38,665
27,495
11,170
40.6 % 123,043
95,904
27,139
28.3 %
Interest expense17,023
20,472
(3,449)(16.8)% 34,713
42,826
(8,113)(18.9)%17,364
23,403
(6,039)(25.8)% 52,077
66,229
(14,152)(21.4)%
Loss on extinguishment of debt


#
 
11,683
(11,683)#

69,200
(69,200)#
 
80,883
(80,883)#
Loss from equity method investment1,384

1,384
#
 5,132

5,132
#
Total operating expense56,061
53,452
2,609
4.9 % 122,839
122,918
(79)(0.1)%57,413
120,098
(62,685)(52.2)% 180,252
243,016
(62,764)(25.8)%
Income from continuing operations before income taxes25,120
23,896
1,224
5.1 % 63,839
60,276
3,563
5.9 %
Provision for income taxes7,453
5,178
2,275
43.9 % 17,499
16,645
854
5.1 %
Net income from continuing operations17,667
18,718
(1,051)(5.6)% 46,340
43,631
2,709
6.2 %
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax(834)(2,743)1,909
(69.6)% 7,541
(4,364)11,905
#
Net income$16,833
$15,975
$858
5.4 % $53,881
$39,267
$14,614
37.2 %
Net income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes39,226
(59,504)98,730
#
 103,065
772
102,293
#
Provision (benefit) for income taxes11,239
(16,914)28,153
#
 28,738
(269)29,007
#
Net income (loss) from continuing operations27,987
(42,590)70,577
#
 74,327
1,041
73,286
#
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax(598)(4,432)3,834
(86.5)% 6,943
(8,796)15,739
#
Net income (loss)$27,389
$(47,022)$74,411
#
 $81,270
$(7,755)$89,025
#
# - Variance greater than 100% or not meaningful# - Variance greater than 100% or not meaningful

For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018

Revenue and Net Revenue
Revenue increased $27.1$27.8 million, or 11.4%10.3%, to $264.3$297.3 million for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, from $237.2$269.5 million for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2018. Revenue for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 included interest earned on past-due Open-End loan balances of approximately $12$15 million from the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change, offset by a higher provision rate and the higher allowance discussed further below.Change. U.S. revenue increased 10.5%6.2%, driven by volume growth. Canadian revenue increased 15.3% (19.5%30.3% (31.6% on a constant currency basis), as volume growth offset yield compression from negative regulatory impacts on Single-Pay loan rates and the significant product mix-shift to Open-End loans.

Provision for losses increased $25.7decreased $3.8 million, or 29.7%3.0%, to $112.0$123.9 million for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, from $86.3$127.7 million for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2018, primarily due to changes in2018. This decrease included incremental provision expense from the allowance coverage inQ1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change, consistent with the second quarter of 2018. The second quarter of 2018 included $11.0 million of provision benefit from changes in allowance coverage rates whereas the second quarter of 2019 included $1.6 million of benefit.incremental revenue impact. Excluding the impact of the allowance coverage change, provision for losses increased $16.3 million, or 16.7%, because of the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change, and increased earning asset volumeprovision expense declined year-over-year, as further describedprimarily due to lower sequential loan growth than in "Segment Analysis" below.the prior-year's quarter. For the three months ended September 30, 2019, gross combined loans receivable grew sequentially by $53.7 million, or 7.9%, compared to sequential growth of $126.8 million, or 25.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2018.

Cost of Providing Services

The total cost of providing services decreased $2.4$4.4 million, or 3.2%5.5%, to $71.1$76.8 million in the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, compared to $73.5$81.2 million in the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2018, primarily because of lower advertising costs. The decline in advertising costs analyzed furtherwas primarily the result of repositioning our California Installment loan portfolio in "Segment Analysis" below.advance of regulatory changes and mix-shift, and stability in our Canadian portfolio following the Ontario deployment of Open-End loans in the third quarter of 2018.



Operating Expenses

Corporate,Excluding share-based compensation of $2.8 million, legal and related costs of $0.9 million and U.K. related costs of $0.3 million, corporate, district and other expenses increased $6.1$8.1 million, or 18.4%30.4%, primarily as a result of a $3.7 million non-cash impairment charge relateddue to higher variable compensation tied to our financial performance.

Our investment in Cognical Holdings, Inc. ("Zibby") and higher performance-based variable compensation. Duringis accounted for under the second quarterequity method. We record our pro rata share of 2019, Zibby conducted an equity capital raise that closed on July 11, 2019, primarily with existing equity holders. We invested cash of $2.8 millionZibby's income or losses in the second quarterincome statement with a corresponding adjustment to the carrying value of 2019 and an additional $4.0 million of cashour investment in July 2019, which"Other" on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Estimated losses recorded in aggregate, increased our fully-diluted ownership to 42.3%. Because the offering was at a valuation below previous rounds, the non-cash impairment charge was required. Excluding the Zibby impairment charge, share-based compensation costs in both periods presented and U.K. related costs, operating expenses increased by $1.2 million.



Provision for Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate from continuing operations for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 was 29.7%, compared to 21.7.0%$1.4 million and represents our share of losses during the period in which we held a greater than 20% investment, typically considered the threshold for the three months ended June 30, 2018. Excluding the non-tax-deductible impairment of our investment in Zibby, our effective income tax rate from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was 25.8%.equity method accounting.

For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018
Revenue and Net Revenue
Revenue increased $54.2 million, or 11.1%, to $542.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 from $488.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2019 included interest earned on past-due Open-End loan balances of approximately $21 million from the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change, offset by a higher provision rate and the higher allowance discussed further below. U.S. revenue increased 10.5%, driven by volume growth. Canadian revenue increased 13.7% (18.7% on a constant currency basis), as volume growth offset yield compression from negative regulatory impacts on Single-Pay loan rates and the significant product mix-shift to Open-End loans.Interest Expense

Provision for losses increased $51.2 million, or 31.3%, to $214.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, from $163.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to changes in the allowance coverage in the second quarter of 2018. The first half of 2018 included $14.7 million of provision benefit from changes which included allowance coverage rates whereas the first half of 2019 included $1.0 million of benefit. Excluding the impact of the allowance coverage change, provision for losses increased $37.5 million, or 21.1%, because of the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change and increased earning asset volume year-over-year as further described in "Segment Analysis" below.

Cost of Providing Services
The total cost of providing services decreased $0.4 million, or 0.3%, to $141.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $141.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily because of lower advertising costs, offset by increased loan servicing costs on higher volume.

Operating Expenses
Corporate, district and other expenses increased $19.7 million, or 28.8%, primarily as a result of $8.5 million for obtaining the consent of our holders of the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes and our bondholders associated with discontinuing our U.K. operations and other related U.K. separation costs, $1.8 million of restructuring costs from our reduction-in-force implemented in January 2019, higher professional fees associated with our first year-end for full compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, and a $3.7 million impairment charge related to our investment in Zibby. Excluding the Zibby impairment charge, share-based compensation costs in both periods presented and U.K. related costs, operating expenses increased by $6.7 million.

Provision for Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was 27.4%, compared to 29.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Excluding the non-tax-deductible impairment of our investment in Zibby, our effective income tax rate from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was 25.9%



Segment Analysis

We report financial results for two reportable segments: the U.S. and Canada. Following is a summary of results of operations for the segment and period indicated:
U.S. Segment ResultsThree Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)20192018Change $Change % 20192018Change $Change %
Revenue$210,046
$190,126
$19,920
10.5 % $436,165
$394,719
$41,446
10.5 %
Provision for losses92,552
71,987
20,565
28.6 % 177,532
136,320
41,212
30.2 %
Net revenue117,494
118,139
(645)(0.5)% 258,633
258,399
234
0.1 %
Advertising costs11,179
12,409
(1,230)(9.9)% 17,533
17,568
(35)(0.2)%
Non-advertising costs of providing services41,248
41,682
(434)(1.0)% 86,230
85,439
791
0.9 %
   Total cost of providing services52,427
54,091
(1,664)(3.1)% 103,763
103,007
756
0.7 %
Gross margin65,067
64,048
1,019
1.6 % 154,870
155,392
(522)(0.3)%
Corporate, district and other expenses33,397
28,221
5,176
18.3 % 77,277
58,753
18,524
31.5 %
Interest expense14,641
20,465
(5,824)(28.5)% 29,369
42,762
(13,393)(31.3)%
Loss on extinguishment of debt


#
 
11,683
(11,683)#
Total operating expense48,038
48,686
(648)(1.3)% 106,646
113,198
(6,552)(5.8)%
Segment operating income17,029
15,362
1,667
10.9 % 48,224
42,194
6,030
14.3 %
Interest expense14,641
20,465
(5,824)(28.5)% 29,369
42,762
(13,393)(31.3)%
Depreciation and amortization3,437
3,379
58
1.7 % 7,163
6,786
377
5.6 %
EBITDA35,107
39,206
(4,099)(10.5)% 84,756
91,742
(6,986)(7.6)%
Loss on extinguishment of debt


  
11,683
(11,683) 
Restructuring costs


  1,617

1,617
 
Other adjustments(143)(66)(77)  (248)(125)(123) 
U.K. related costs679

679
  8,496

8,496
 
Share-based cash and non-cash compensation2,644
2,181
463
  4,816
4,023
793
 
Impairment of equity method3,748

3,748
  3,748
 3,748
 
Adjusted EBITDA$42,035
$41,321
$714
1.7 % $103,185
$107,323
$(4,138)(3.9)%
# - Change greater than 100% or not meaningful.     

U.S. Segment Results - For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018
Second quarter 2019 U.S. revenues increased by $19.9 million, or 10.5%, to $210.0 million, compared to the comparable prior-year period. U.S. revenue growth was driven by a $40.6 million, or 11.0%, increase in gross combined loans receivable to $408.3 million at June 30, 2019, compared to $367.7 million at June 30, 2018. Additionally, U.S. revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2019 included interest earned on past-due Open-End loan balances of approximately $10 million from the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change, offset by a related higher provision for losses. Unsecured Installment combined receivables increased year-over-year by $12.2 million, or 6.0%. Open-End receivables increased $24.4 million, or 61.4%, year-over-year led by growth in Virginia, Tennessee and Kansas and inclusion of past-due receivables as a result of the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change. Secured Installment gross combined receivables remained flat compared to the prior-year period, while Single-Pay receivables grew $3.7 million, or 9.9%.

The provision for losses' increase of $20.6 million, or 28.6%, was primarily due to changes in allowance coverage in the second quarter of 2018. The second quarter of 2018 included $9.9 million of provision benefit from changes in the allowance coverage rates, whereas the second quarter of 2019 included $0.3 million of incremental expense. Excluding the impact of the allowance coverage change, provision for losses increased $10.3 million, or 12.6%, because of the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change and increased earning asset volume year-over-year.

U.S. cost of providing services for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was $52.4 million, a decrease of $1.7 million, or 3.1%, compared to $54.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to lower advertising costs.

Corporate, district and other operating expenses increased $5.2 million, or 18.3%, compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to a $3.7 million impairment charge related to our investment in Zibby, $0.7 million of U.K. disposition-related costs and $1.0 million higher performance-based variable compensation costs. Excluding the Zibby impairment charge, share-based compensation costs in both periods presented and U.K. related costs, operating expenses increased by $0.3 million.

U.S. interestInterest expense for the secondthird quarter of 2019 decreased by $5.8$6.0 million compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to our refinancing activities in 2018. During the third quarter of 2018, we issued $690.0 million of 8.25% Senior Secured Notes and used the proceeds from the issuance to extinguish our $527.5 million 12.00% Senior Secured Notes.Notes and our Non-Recourse U.S. SPV Facility. In addition, we entered


into a Non-Recourse Canada SPV Facility in the third quarter of 2018 with a lower interest rate than our previous Non-Recourse U.S. SPV facility, which we fully repaid with the proceeds from the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes.Facility.

Provision for Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was 28.7%, compared to 28.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The third quarter 2019 effective income tax rate included unfavorable impacts from the non-tax deductible loss on our equity method investment and changes in state income apportionment and a mix shift in taxable income between the U.S. Segment Results - and Canada. Excluding the impact of the loss on equity method investment, the effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was 27.7%.

For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018
For
Revenue and Net Revenue

Revenue increased $82.0 million, or 10.8%, to $839.5 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 U.S. revenues increased by $41.4from $757.5 million or 10.5%, to $436.2 million. U.S. revenue growth was driven by a $40.6 million, or 11.0%, increase in gross combined loans receivable, to $408.3 million at June 30, 2019, compared to $367.7 million at Junefor the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Additionally, U.S. revenueRevenue for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 included interest earned on past-due Open-End loan balances of approximately $18$35 million from the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change, offset by relateda higher provision rate and the higher provisionallowance discussed further below. U.S. revenue increased 8.9%, driven by volume growth. Canadian revenue increased 19.2% (23.1% on a constant currency basis), as volume growth more than offset yield compression from negative regulatory impacts on Single-Pay loan rates and the significant product mix-shift to Open-End loans.

Provision for losses. Unsecured Installment receivableslosses increased year-over-year $12.2$47.3 million, or 6.0%. Open-End receivables increased $24.416.3%, to $338.3 million or 61.4%, year-over-year, led by growth in Virginia, Tennessee and Kansas. Secured Installment gross combined receivables increasedfor the nine months ended September 30, 2019, from $290.9 million for the prior-year period by $0.3 million, or 0.3%, while Single-Pay receivables grew $3.7 million, or 9.9%.

The provision for losses' increase of $41.2 million, or 30.2%, wasnine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to changes in allowance coverage in the first half of 2018.Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change. The first half ofnine months ended September 30, 2018 included $12.6$14.6 million of provision benefit from changes inwhich included allowance coverage rates whereas the first half ofnine months ended 2019 included $0.8$5.1 million of incremental expense.benefit. Excluding the impact of the allowance coverage change, provision for losses increased $27.7$37.9 million, or 18.6%12.4%, because of the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change and increased earning asset volume year-over-year.year-over-year as further described in "Segment Analysis" below.

U.S.Cost of Providing Services

The total cost of providing services fordecreased $4.9 million, or 2.2%, to $217.9 million in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, was $103.8 million, an increase of $0.8 million, or 0.7%, compared to $103.0$222.8 million forin the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2018, primarily because of lower advertising costs, offset by increased loan servicing costs on higher volume. The decline in advertising costs was primarily the result of repositioning our California Installment loan portfolio in advance of regulatory changes and mix-shift, and stability in our Canadian portfolio following the Ontario deployment of Open-End loans in the third quarter of 2018.

Operating Expenses

Corporate, district and other operating expenses increased $18.5$27.1 million, or 31.5%28.3%, compared toprimarily as a result of $8.8 million for obtaining the same period inconsent of our holders of the prior year, primarily due to $8.58.25% Senior Secured Notes and our bondholders associated with discontinuing our U.K. operations and other related U.K. separation costs, $2.0 million of U.K. disposition-relatedlegal and related costs a $3.7 million impairment charge related to our investment in Zibby, $3.2 million higher performance-based variable compensation costs, $1.6as described above, $1.8 million of restructuring costs from our reduction-in-force implemented in January 2019 and $0.5$1.5 million higher professional fees.of additional share-based compensation. Excluding the Zibby impairment charge, share-based compensationthese aforementioned costs, in both periods presentedcorporate, district and U.K. related costs, operatingother expenses increased by $5.5 million.$13.0 million, or 14.3%, primarily due to higher professional fees associated with our second year-end for full compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and higher variable compensation tied to our financial performance.

U.S. interest expense

Our investment in Zibby is accounted for under the equity method. We record our pro rata share of Zibby's income or losses in the income statement with a corresponding adjustment to the carrying value of our investment in "Other" on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Our share of estimated losses for the first sixnine months ended September 30, 2019 was $5.1 million, which includes a $3.7 million loss to adjust the Company's carrying value of 2019Zibby. The carrying value was further adjusted by the Company's pro rata share of Zibby's losses during the period in which the Company held a greater than 20% investment, typically considered the threshold for equity method accounting.

Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased by $13.4$14.2 million compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to our refinancing activities in 2018. During the third quarter of 2018, we issued $690.0 million of 8.25% Senior Secured Notes and used the proceeds from the issuance to extinguish our $527.5 million 12.00% Senior Secured Notes.Notes and our Non-Recourse U.S. SPV Facility. In addition, we entered into a Non-Recourse Canada SPV Facility in the third quarter of 2018 with a lower interest rate than our previous Non-Recourse U.S. SPV facility, whichFacility.

Provision for Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was 27.9%, compared to (34.8%) for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Excluding the non-tax-deductible loss from our equity method investment, the effective income tax rate from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was 26.6%. Excluding non-GAAP adjustments to Net income related to the 2017 Tax Act as presented in the reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income, the effective income tax rate from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was 24.1%.

Segment Analysis

We report financial results for two reportable segments: the U.S. and Canada. Following is a summary of results of operations for the segment and period indicated (in thousands, unaudited):
U.S. Segment ResultsThree Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 20192018Change $Change % 20192018Change $Change %
Revenue$237,069
$223,273
$13,796
6.2 % $673,234
$617,992
$55,242
8.9 %
Provision for losses102,997
103,256
(259)(0.3)% 280,529
239,576
40,953
17.1 %
Net revenue134,072
120,017
14,055
11.7 % 392,705
378,416
14,289
3.8 %
Advertising costs14,186
17,632
(3,446)(19.5)% 31,719
35,200
(3,481)(9.9)%
Non-advertising costs of providing services42,636
42,280
356
0.8 % 128,866
127,719
1,147
0.9 %
   Total cost of providing services56,822
59,912
(3,090)(5.2)% 160,585
162,919
(2,334)(1.4)%
Gross margin77,250
60,105
17,145
28.5 % 232,120
215,497
16,623
7.7 %
Corporate, district and other expenses32,897
22,360
10,537
47.1 % 106,426
81,113
25,313
31.2 %
Interest expense14,877
22,169
(7,292)(32.9)% 44,246
64,931
(20,685)(31.9)%
Loss on extinguishment of debt
69,200
(69,200)#
 
80,883
(80,883)#
Loss from equity method investment1,384

1,384
#
 5,132

5,132
#
Total operating expense49,158
113,729
(64,571)(56.8)% 155,804
226,927
(71,123)(31.3)%
Segment operating income (loss)28,092
(53,624)81,716
#
 76,316
(11,430)87,746
#
Interest expense14,877
22,169
(7,292)(32.9)% 44,246
64,931
(20,685)(31.9)%
Depreciation and amortization3,390
3,536
(146)(4.1)% 10,553
10,322
231
2.2 %
EBITDA46,359
(27,919)74,278
#
 131,115
63,823
67,292
#
Loss on extinguishment of debt
69,200
(69,200)  
80,883
(80,883) 
Restructuring costs


  1,617

1,617
 
Legal and related costs870
(1,297)2,167
  870
(1,297)2,167
 
Other adjustments42
(99)141
  (206)(224)18
 
U.K. related costs348

348
  8,844

8,844
 
Share-based compensation2,771
2,089
682
  7,587
6,112
1,475
 
Loss from equity method investment1,384

1,384
  5,132

5,132
 
Adjusted EBITDA$51,774
$41,974
$9,800
23.3 % $154,959
$149,297
$5,662
3.8 %
# - Variance greater than 100% or not meaningful.     

U.S. Segment Results - For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

Third quarter 2019 U.S. revenues increased by $13.8 million, or 6.2%, to $237.1 million, compared to the prior-year period. U.S. revenue growth was driven by a $21.0 million, or 5.0%, increase in gross combined loans receivable to $444.0 million at


September 30, 2019, compared to $423.0 million at September 30, 2018. Additionally, U.S. revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2019 included interest earned on past-due Open-End loan balances of approximately $13 million from the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change.

The provision for losses was consistent year-over-year despite the increase in loan receivables. The year-over-year provision change included incremental provision expense from the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change, consistent with the incremental revenue impact. Excluding the impact of the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change, provision expense declined year-over-year due to lower sequential growth in gross loans receivable compared to the prior year, offset by the aforementioned NCO rate increases. U.S. gross combined loans receivable grew $35.7 million, or 8.7%, sequentially during the third quarter of 2019, compared to sequential growth of $55.3 million, or 15.0%, during the prior-year period.

U.S. cost of providing services for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $56.8 million, a decrease of $3.1 million, or 5.2%, compared to $59.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to lower advertising costs associated with repositioning our California Installment loan portfolio in advance of regulatory changes.

Corporate, district and other operating expenses increased $10.5 million, or 47.1%, compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to $5.3 million of higher performance-based variable compensation costs, $0.9 million related to certain litigation matters and $0.7 million of additional share-based compensation.

U.S. interest expense for the third quarter of 2019 decreased by $7.3 million compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to our refinancing activities in 2018. During the third quarter of 2018, we fully repaid withissued $690.0 million of 8.25% Senior Secured Notes and used the proceeds from the issuance to extinguish our $527.5 million 12.00% Senior Secured Notes and U.S. SPV facility.

U.S. Segment Results - For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, U.S. revenues increased by $55.2 million, or 8.9%, to $673.2 million. U.S. revenue growth was driven by a $21.0 million, or 5.0%, increase in gross combined loans receivable, to $444.0 million at September 30, 2019, compared to $423.0 million at September 30, 2018. Additionally, U.S. revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 included interest earned on past-due Open-End loan balances of approximately $30 million from the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change, offset by related higher provision rate and higher provision for losses.

The provision for losses' increase of $41.0 million, or 17.1%, was primarily due to changes in allowance coverage in the prior year. The nine months ended September 30, 2018 included $12.5 million of provision benefit from changes in allowance coverage rates, whereas the nine months ended September 30, 2019 included $1.7 million of incremental expense. Excluding the impact of the allowance coverage change, provision for losses increased $30.1 million, or 12.0%, because of the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change.

U.S. cost of providing services for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $160.6 million, a decrease of $2.3 million, or 1.4%, compared to $162.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to lower advertising costs associated with repositioning our California Installment loan portfolio in advance of regulatory changes.

Corporate, district and other operating expenses increased $25.3 million, or 31.2%, compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to $8.8 million of U.K. disposition-related costs, $7.7 million higher performance-based variable compensation costs, $3.1 million higher professional fees and $1.6 million of restructuring costs.

U.S. interest expense for the first nine months of 2019 decreased by $20.7 million compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to our refinancing activities in 2018. During the third quarter of 2018, we issued $690.0 million of 8.25% Senior Secured Notes.Notes and used the proceeds from the issuance to extinguish our $527.5 million 12.00% Senior Secured Notes and our U.S. SPV facility.



Canada Segment ResultsThree Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)20192018Change $Change % 20192018Change $Change %
20192018Change $Change % 20192018Change $Change %
Revenue$54,254
$47,043
$7,211
15.3 % $106,074
$93,293
$12,781
13.7 %$60,195
$46,209
$13,986
30.3 % $166,269
$139,502
$26,767
19.2 %
Provision for losses19,458
14,360
5,098
35.5 % 36,863
26,910
9,953
37.0 %20,870
24,436
(3,566)(14.6)% 57,733
51,346
6,387
12.4 %
Net revenue34,796
32,683
2,113
6.5 % 69,211
66,383
2,828
4.3 %39,325
21,773
17,552
80.6 % 108,536
88,156
20,380
23.1 %
Advertising costs1,601
2,704
(1,103)(40.8)% 3,033
5,430
(2,397)(44.1)%2,238
3,717
(1,479)(39.8)% 5,271
9,147
(3,876)(42.4)%
Non-advertising costs of providing services17,081
16,679
402
2.4 % 34,370
33,151
1,219
3.7 %17,698
17,567
131
0.7 % 52,068
50,718
1,350
2.7 %
Total cost of providing services18,682
19,383
(701)(3.6)% 37,403
38,581
(1,178)(3.1)%19,936
21,284
(1,348)(6.3)% 57,339
59,865
(2,526)(4.2)%
Gross margin16,114
13,300
2,814
21.2 % 31,808
27,802
4,006
14.4 %19,389
489
18,900
#
 51,197
28,291
22,906
81.0 %
Corporate, district and other expenses5,641
4,759
882
18.5 % 10,849
9,656
1,193
12.4 %5,768
5,135
633
12.3 % 16,617
14,791
1,826
12.3 %
Interest expense2,382
7
2,375
#
 5,344
64
5,280
#
2,487
1,234
1,253
#
 7,831
1,298
6,533
#
Total operating expense8,023
4,766
3,257
68.3 % 16,193
9,720
6,473
66.6 %8,255
6,369
1,886
29.6 % 24,448
16,089
8,359
52.0 %
Segment operating income8,091
8,534
(443)(5.2)% 15,615
18,082
(2,467)(13.6)%
Segment operating income (loss)11,134
(5,880)17,014
#
 26,749
12,202
14,547
#
Interest expense2,382
7
2,375
#
 5,344
64
5,280
#
2,487
1,234
1,253
#
 7,831
1,298
6,533
#
Depreciation and amortization1,214
1,091
123
11.3 % 2,408
2,219
189
8.5 %1,219
1,087
132
12.1 % 3,627
3,306
321
9.7 %
EBITDA11,687
9,632
2,055
21.3 % 23,367
20,365
3,002
14.7 %14,840
(3,559)18,399
#
 38,207
16,806
21,401
#
Restructuring costs




 135

135
 




 135

135
 
Legal and related costs
119
(119)

 
119
(119)

Other adjustments(33)157
(190)  (144)173
(317) 441
50
391
  297
223
74
 
Adjusted EBITDA$11,654
$9,789
$1,865
19.1 % $23,358
$20,538
$2,820
13.7 %$15,281
$(3,390)$18,671
#
 $38,639
$17,148
$21,491
#
# - Change greater than 100% or not meaningful.# - Change greater than 100% or not meaningful.     # - Change greater than 100% or not meaningful.     

Canada Segment Results - For the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018
Canada revenue increased $7.2$14.0 million, or 15.3%30.3%, to $54.3$60.2 million for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, from $47.0$46.2 million in the prior-year period. On a constant currency basis, revenue increased $9.2$14.6 million, or 19.5%31.6%. Revenue growth in Canada was impacted favorably by the significant asset growth and the product transition from Single-Pay and Unsecured Installment loans to Open-End loans. Additionally, Canada revenue for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 included interest earned on past-due Open-End loan balances of approximately $2 million from the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change, offset by a higher provision rate and higher provision for losses. Single-Pay yields were negatively affected by regulatory rate changes in Ontario and British Columbia.Change.

Single-Pay revenue decreased $14.2$2.7 million, or 42.7%11.6%, to $19.1$20.2 million for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, and Single-Pay receivables decreased $12.2$1.0 million, or 25.8%2.8%, to $35.1 million from $47.3$36.1 million in the prior year. The decreases in Single-Pay revenue and receivables were due to the continued product mix shift in Canada from Single-Pay loans to Open-End loans and by regulatory changes effective January and July 2018 that lowered Single Pay pricing year-over-year.

Canada non-Single-Pay revenue increased $21.5$16.6 million, or 156.7%71.1%, to $35.2$40.0 million compared to $13.7$23.4 million the same quarter a year ago, on $158.8growth of $94.1 million, or 212.5%59.8%, growth in related loan balances. The increase was primarily related to the launcheslaunch of Open-End products in Alberta and Ontario in the fourth quarter of 2017, and significant expansion of the Open-End product in Ontario in late 2018. Additionally, as a result of the increase in Open-End loans, ancillary revenue increased $4.8$3.8 million versus the same quarter a year ago, primarily driven by an increase in sales of insurance to Open-End loan customers.

The provision for losses increased $5.1decreased $3.6 million, or 35.5%14.6%, to $19.5$20.9 million for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, compared to $14.4$24.4 million in the prior-year period,period. This decrease included incremental provision expense from the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change, consistent with the incremental revenue impact. Excluding the impact of the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change, provision expense declined year-over-year because of mix shift from Single-Pay loans to Unsecured Installmentlower sequential gross receivable growth and seasoning of the Open-End loans and corresponding higher allowance and therefore provision expense level.loans. Total Open-End and Installment loans grew by $35.2$18.0 million sequentially during the secondthird quarter of 2019, compared to sequential growth of $20.9$82.7 million induring the second quartersame prior-year period. Total Canada NCO rates improved 425 bps year-over-year due to the seasoning of 2018.Open-End loans. On a constant currency basis, provision for losses increaseddecreased by $5.8$3.4 million, or 40.5%13.8%, compared to the prior-year period.

The totalCanada cost of providing services in Canada declined modestly for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 was $19.9 million, a decrease of $1.3 million, or 6.3%, compared to $21.3 million for the prior-year period. Advertisingthree months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to lower advertising costs were lower by $1.1 million, or 40.8%, partially offset by an increasefrom mix-shift and stability in non-advertising costour Canadian portfolio following the Ontario deployment of providing servicesOpen-End loans in the third quarter of $0.4 million.2018. There was no material impact on the cost of providing services from exchange rate changes.

Canada operating expenses increased $3.3$1.9 million, or 68.3%29.6%, to $8.0$8.3 million in the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 from $4.8$6.4 million in the prior-year period, primarily due to interest expense on the Non-Recourse Canada SPV Facility that began in August 2018.



Canada Segment Results - For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018
Canada revenue increased $12.8$26.8 million, or 13.7%19.2%, to $106.1$166.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 from $93.3$139.5 million in the prior-year period. On a constant currency basis, revenue increased $17.5$32.2 million, or 18.7%23.1%. Revenue growth in Canada was impacted favorably by the significant asset growth and product transition from Single-Pay and Unsecured Installment loans to Open-End loans that have a lower yield. Additionally, Canada revenues for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 included interest earned on past-due Open-End loan balances of approximately $3$5 million from the Q1 2019 Open-End Loss Recognition Change, offset by higher provision rate and higher provision for losses. Single-Pay yields were negatively affected by regulatory rate changes in Ontario and British Columbia.

Single-Pay revenue decreased $28.9$31.6 million, or 42.8%34.9%, to $38.7$58.9 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, and Single-Pay receivables decreased $12.2$1.0 million, or 25.8%2.8%, to $35.1 million from $47.3$36.1 million in the prior year. The decreases in Single-Pay revenue and receivables were due to the continued product mix shift in Canada from Single-Pay loans to Open-End loans and by regulatory changes effective January and July 2018 that lowered Single Pay pricing year-over-year.

CanadianCanada non-Single-Pay revenue increased $41.7$58.4 million, or 162.6%119.0%, to $67.4$107.4 million compared to $25.7$49.0 million for the sameprior-year period, a year ago, on $158.8$94.1 million, or 212.5%59.8%, growth in related loan balances. The increase was primarily related to the launch of Open-End products in Alberta and Ontario in the fourth quarter of 2017, and significant expansion of the Open-End product in Ontario in late 2018. As a result of the increase in Open-End loans, ancillary revenue increased $9.3$13.1 million versus the same period a year ago, primarily driven by an increase in sales of insurance to Open-End loan customers.

The provision for losses increased $10.0$6.4 million, or 37.0%12.4%, to $36.9$57.7 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 compared to $26.9$51.3 million in the prior-year period primarily due to provisioning on Open-End loans and mix shift from Single-Pay loans and Unsecured Installment to Open-End loans. Total Open-End and Installment loans grew by $35.2$18.1 million sequentially during the secondthird quarter of 2019, compared to sequential growth of $20.9$87.4 million in the secondthird quarter of 2018. On a constant currency basis, provision for losses increased by $11.6$8.3 million, or 43.0%16.1%, compared to the prior-year period.

The total cost of providing services in Canada declined modestlydecreased $2.5 million, or 4.2%, to $57.3 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 compared to $59.9 million in the prior-year period. Advertising costs decreased by $2.4$3.9 million, or 44.1%42.4%, primarily from mix-shift and stability in our Canadian portfolio following the Ontario deployment of Open-End loans in the third quarter of 2018, partially offset by an increase in non-advertising cost of providing services of $1.2$1.4 million. There was no material impact on the cost of providing services from exchange rate changes.



Canada operating expenses increased $6.5$8.4 million, or 66.6%52.0%, to $16.2$24.4 million in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 from $9.7$16.1 million in the prior yearprior-year period primarily due to interest expense on the Non-Recourse Canada SPV Facility that began in August 2018.

Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Information

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the financial information prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, we provide certain “non-GAAP financial measures,” including:
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share, or the Adjusted Earnings Measures (net income from continuing operations plus or minus gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt, restructuring and other costs, impairment ofcertain legal and related costs, loss from equity method investment, goodwill and intangible asset impairments, certain costs related to the disposition of U.K., transaction-related costs, share-based compensation, intangible asset amortization and cumulative tax effect of adjustments, on a total and per share basis);
EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization);
Adjusted EBITDA (EBITDA plus or minus certain non-cash and other adjusting items); and
Gross Combined Loans Receivable (includes loans originated by third-party lenders through CSO programs which are not included in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).

We believe that presentation of non-GAAP financial information is meaningful and useful in understanding the activities and business metrics of the Company's operations. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures offer another way to view aspects of our business that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business.

We believe that investors regularly rely on non-GAAP financial measures, such as Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Earnings per Share, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, to assess operating performance and that such measures may highlight trends in the business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying on financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, we believe that the adjustments shown below are useful to investors in order to allow them to compare our financial results during the periods shown without the effect of each of these income or expense items. In addition, we believe that Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Earnings per Share, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are frequently used by securities analysts, investors


and other interested parties in the evaluation of public companies in our industry, many of which present Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Earnings per Share, EBITDA and/or Adjusted EBITDA when reporting their results.

In addition to reporting loans receivable information in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we provide Gross Combined Loans Receivable consisting of owned loans receivable plus loans originated by third-party lenders through the CSO programs, which we guarantee but do not include in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Management believes this analysis provides investors with important information needed to evaluate overall lending performance.

We provide non-GAAP financial information for informational purposes and to enhance understanding of our U.S. GAAP Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Earnings per Share, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Gross Combined Loans Receivable should not be considered as alternatives to income from continuing operations, segment operating income or any other performance measure derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities or any other liquidity measure derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Readers should consider the information in addition to, but not instead of or superior to, the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This non-GAAP financial information may be determined or calculated differently by other companies, limiting the usefulness of those measures for comparative purposes.
Description and Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Earnings per Share, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA measures have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our income or cash flows as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
they do not include cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
they do not include changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs;
they do not include the interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on debt;
depreciation and amortization are non-cash expense items reported in the statements of cash flows; and
other companies in our industry may calculate these measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.



We calculate Adjusted Earnings per Share utilizing diluted shares outstanding at year-end. If we record a loss from continuing operations under U.S.US GAAP, shares outstanding utilized to calculate Diluted Earnings per Share from continuing operations are equivalent to basic shares outstanding. Shares outstanding utilized to calculate Adjusted Earnings per Share from continuing operations reflect the number of diluted shares we would have reported if reporting net income from continuing operations under U.S.US GAAP.

As noted above, Gross Combined Loans Receivable includes loans originated by third-party lenders through CSO programs which are not included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements but from which we earn revenue and for which we provide a guarantee to the lender. Management believes this analysis provides investors with important information needed to evaluate overall lending performance.

We evaluate our stores based on revenue per store, provision for losses at each store and store-level EBITDA, with consideration given to the length of time a store has been open and its geographic location. We monitor newer stores for their progress to profitability and their rate of revenue growth.

We believe Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Earnings per Share, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are used by investors to analyze operating performance and evaluate our ability to incur and service debt and the capacity for making capital expenditures. Adjusted EBITDA is also useful to investors to help assess our estimated enterprise value. The computation of Adjusted EBITDA as presented in this Form 10-Q may differ from the computation of similarly-titled measures provided by other companies.



Reconciliation of Net income from continuing operations and Diluted Earnings per Share to Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share, non-GAAP measures
(in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands except per share data, unaudited)20192018Change $Change % 20192018Change $Change %
Net income from continuing operations$17,667
$18,718
$(1,051)(5.6)% $46,340
$43,631
$2,709
6.2%
20192018Change $Change % 20192018Change $Change %
Net income (loss) from continuing operations$27,987
$(42,590)$70,577
# $74,327
$1,041
$73,286
#
Adjustments:      
  

Loss on extinguishment of debt (1)


   
11,683
  
72,165
 
 
83,848
 

Restructuring costs (2)


   1,752

  

 
 1,752

 

U.K. related costs (3)
679

   8,496

  
Impairment of equity method investment (4)
3,748

   3,748

  
Share-based cash and non-cash compensation (5)
2,644
2,181
   4,816
4,023
  
Legal and related costs (3)
870
(1,178) 
 870
(1,178) 

U.K. related costs (4)
348

 
 8,844

 

Loss from equity method investment (5)
1,384

 
 5,132

 

Share-based compensation (6)
2,771
2,089
 
 7,587
6,112
 

Intangible asset amortization761
640
   1,557
1,303
  751
714
 
 2,308
2,017
 

Impact of tax law changes (6)


   
1,800
  
Impact of tax law changes (7)

(600) 
 
1,200
 

Cumulative tax effect of adjustments(1,062)(705)   (4,322)(4,394)  (1,232)(19,185) 
 (5,554)(23,579) 

Adjusted Net Income$24,437
$20,834
$3,603
17.3 % $62,387
$58,046
$4,341
7.5%$32,879
$11,415
$21,464
# $95,266
$69,461
$25,805
37.2%
      
  

Net income from continuing operations$17,667
$18,718
   $46,340
$43,631
  
Net income (loss) from continuing operations$27,987
$(42,590) 
 $74,327
$1,041
 

Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
47,107
47,996
   47,335
47,757
  46,010
45,853
 
 46,887
48,061
 

Adjusted Diluted Average Shares Outstanding46,010
48,352
 
 46,887
48,061
 

Diluted Earnings per Share from continuing operations$0.38
$0.39
$(0.01)(2.6)% $0.98
$0.92
$0.06
6.5%$0.61
$(0.93)$1.54
# $1.59
$0.03
$1.56
#
Per Share impact of adjustments to Net Income0.14
0.04
   0.34
0.29
  0.10
1.17
 
 0.44
1.42
 

Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share$0.52
$0.43
$0.09
20.9 % $1.32
$1.21
$0.11
9.1%$0.71
$0.24
$0.47
# $2.03
$1.45
$0.58
40.0%


Reconciliation of Net income (loss) from continuing operations to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP measures (in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)

Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)20192018Change $Change % 20192018Change $Change %
Net income from continuing operations$17,667
$18,718
$(1,051)(5.6)% $46,340
$43,631
$2,709
#
20192018Change $Change % 20192018Change $Change %
Net income (loss) from continuing operations$27,987
$(42,590)$70,577
#
 $74,327
$1,041
$73,286
#
Provision for income taxes7,453
5,178
2,275
43.9 % 17,499
16,645
854
5.1 %11,239
(16,914)28,153
#
 28,738
(269)29,007
#
Interest expense17,023
20,472
(3,449)(16.8)% 34,713
42,826
(8,113)(18.9)%17,364
23,403
(6,039)(25.8)% 52,077
66,229
(14,152)(21.4)%
Depreciation and amortization4,651
4,470
181
4.0 % 9,571
9,005
566
6.3 %4,609
4,623
(14)(0.3)% 14,180
13,628
552
4.1 %
EBITDA46,794
48,838
(2,044)(4.2)% 108,123
112,107
(3,984)(3.6)%61,199
(31,478)92,677
#
 169,322
80,629
88,693
#
Loss on extinguishment of debt (1)


   
11,683
  
69,200
 

 
80,883
 

Restructuring costs (2)


   1,752

  

 

 1,752

 

U.K. related costs (3)
679

   8,496

  
Impairment of equity method investment (4)
3,748

   3,748

  
Share-based cash and non-cash compensation (5)
2,644
2,181
   4,816
4,023
  
Other adjustments (7)
(176)91
   (392)48
  
Legal and related costs (3)
870
(1,178) 

 870
(1,178) 

U.K. related costs (4)
348

 

 8,844

 

Loss from equity method investment (5)
1,384

 

 5,132

 

Share-based compensation (6)
2,771
2,089
 

 7,587
6,112
 

Other adjustments (8)
483
(49) 

 91
(1) 

Adjusted EBITDA$53,689
$51,110
$2,579
5.0 % $126,543
$127,861
$(1,318)(1.0)%$67,055
$38,584
$28,471
73.8 % $193,598
$166,445
$27,153
16.3 %
Adjusted EBITDA Margin20.3%21.6%   23.3%26.2%  22.6%14.3%   23.1%22.0%  
(1)
For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2018, the $11.7$80.9 million of loss on extinguishment of debt wasis comprised of (i) $11.7 million incurred in the first quarter of 2018 for the redemption of $77.5 million of the CURO Financial Technologies Corp.'s ("CFTC") 12.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2022.2022 and (ii) $69.2 million incurred in the third quarter of 2018 for the redemption of the remaining $525.7 million of these notes. The $69.2 million of third quarter loss on extinguishment of debt is comprised of $54.0 million make whole premium and $15.2 million of deferred financing costs, net of premium/discounts. An additional $3.0 million is included in related costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 for duplicative interest paid through September 30, 2018 prior to repayment of the remaining 12.00% Senior Secured Notes and the Non-Recourse U.S. SPV Facility.

(2)Restructuring costs of $1.8 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 were due to eliminating 121 positions in North America. The store employee reductions help better align store staffing with in-store customer traffic and volume patterns, as more of our growth comes from online channels and as store customers require less time in stores as they conduct more of the follow-up activities online. The elimination of certain corporate positions relate to efficiency initiatives and has allowed the Company to reallocate investment to strategic growth activities.
(3)
Legal and related costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 include costs related to certain securities litigation and related matters of $0.6 million and legal and advisory costs of $0.3 million related to the repurchase of shares from FFL. Legal and related costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 includes (i) a $1.8 million reduction of the liability related to our offer to reimburse certain bank overdraft or non-sufficient funds fees because of possible borrower confusion about certain electronic payments we initiated on their loans and (ii) settlement of certain matters in California and Canada. For more information, see Note 18 - "Contingent Liabilities" of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 18, 2019.
(4)U.K. related costs of $8.5$8.8 million for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 relate to placing the U.K. subsidiaries into administration on February 25, 2019, which included $7.6 million to obtain consent from the holders of the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes to deconsolidate the U.K. Segment and $0.9$1.2 million for other costs.

(4)(5)
DuringThe Loss from equity method investment for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 of $5.1 million includes (i) our share of the estimated GAAP net loss of Zibby and (ii) a $3.7 million loss recognized during the second quarter of 2019. From April through July of 2019, Cognical Holdings (“Zibby”)Zibby completed an equity raising round at a value per share less than the value per share raised in prior raises. This round included additional investments from existing shareholders and investments by new investors and is considered indicative of the fair value of shares in Zibby. Accordingly, we recognized a $3.7 million impairment in our investment in Zibby to adjust it to market value. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2019, we owned approximately 30%42.3% of the outstanding shares of Zibby on a fully diluted basis.

(5)(6)
We approved the adoption of share-based compensation plans during 2010 and 2017 for key members of senior management. The estimated fair value of share-based awards is recognized as non-cash compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.

(6)(7)
As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ("2017 Tax Act"), which became law on December 22, 2017, we provided an estimate of the new repatriation tax as of December 31, 2017. Subsequent to further guidance published in the first quarter of 2018, we booked additional tax expense of $1.2 million for the 2017 repatriation tax. Additionally, the 2017 Tax Act provided for a new GILTI ("Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income")Income tax starting in 2018 and we estimated and provided tax expense of $0.6 million asin the first quarter of June 30, 2018.

2018.We revised this expense in the third quarter of 2018 based on changes in our geographic mix of income.
(7)(8)Other adjustments include deferred rent and the intercompany foreign exchange impact. Deferred rent represents the non-cash component of rent expense.

Currency Information

We operate in the U.S. and Canada and our consolidated results are reported in U.S. dollars.

Changes in our reported revenues and net income include the effect of changes in currency exchange rates. We translate all balance sheet accounts into U.S. dollars at the currency exchange rate in effect at the end of each period. We translate the statement of operations at the average rates of exchange for the period. We record currency translation adjustments as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Stockholders’ Equity.

Constant Currency Analysis

We have operations in the U.S. and Canada. In the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018, approximately 20.5%20.2% and 19.8%17.1%, respectively, of our revenues from continuing operations were originated in Canadian Dollars. As a result, changes in our reported results include the impacts of changes in foreign currency exchange rates for the Canadian Dollar.



Three Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018
 Average Exchange Rates  
 Three Months Ended June 30, Change
 20192018 $%
Canadian Dollar$0.7477
$0.7749
 
($0.0272)(3.5)%


 Average Exchange Rates  
 Three Months Ended September 30, Change
 20192018 $%
Canadian Dollar$0.7576
$0.7652
 
($0.0076)(1.0)%

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018
 Average Exchange Rates  
 Six Months Ended June 30, Change
 20192018 $%
Canadian Dollar$0.7501
$0.7831
 
($0.0330)(4.2)%
 Average Exchange Rates  
 Nine Months Ended September 30, Change
 20192018 $%
Canadian Dollar$0.7526
$0.7771
 
($0.0245)(3.2)%

The following constant currency analysis removes the impact of the fluctuation in foreign exchange rates and utilizes constant currency results in our analysis of segment performance. Our constant currency assessment assumes foreign exchange rates in the current fiscal periods remained the same as in the prior fiscal periods. All conversion rates below are based on the U.S. Dollar equivalent to the Canadian Dollar. We believe that the constant currency assessment below is a useful measure in assessing the comparable growth and profitability of our operations.

The revenues and gross margin below during the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 were calculated using the actual average exchange rate during the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2018.2018 (in thousands, unaudited).
 Three Months Ended June 30, Change Three Months Ended September 30, Change
(dollars in thousands, unaudited) 2019 2018 $ % 
 2019 2018 $ %
Canada – constant currency basis:                 
Revenues $56,224
 $47,043
 $9,181
 19.5%  $60,805
 $46,209
 $14,596
 31.6%
Gross Margin 16,691
 13,300
 3,391
 25.5%  19,597
 489
 19,108
 #
# - variance greater than 100% or not meaningful# - variance greater than 100% or not meaningful
The revenues and gross margin below during the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 were calculated using the actual average exchange rate during the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2018.2018 (in thousands, unaudited).
 Six Months Ended June 30, Change Nine Months Ended September 30, Change
(dollars in thousands, unaudited) 2019 2018 $ % 
 2019 2018 $ % 
Canada – constant currency basis:                  
Revenues $110,754
 $93,293
 $17,461
 18.7%  $171,664
 $139,502
 $32,162
 23.1% 
Gross Margin 33,211
 27,802
 5,409
 19.5%  52,861
 28,291
 24,570
 86.8% 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our principal sources of liquidity to fund the loans we make to our customers are cash provided by operations, our Senior Revolver, our Cash Money Revolving Credit Facility, funds from third-party lenders under our CSO programs, and our Non-Recourse Canada SPV Facility (defined below). During August 2018, we issued $690.0 million 8.25% Senior Secured Notes due September 2025 ("8.25% Senior Secured Notes") (i) to (i) redeem the outstanding 12.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 of CFTC, (ii) to repay a portion of the outstanding indebtedness under the five-year revolving credit facility of CURO Receivables Finance I, LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, which consists of a term loan and revolving borrowing capacity, (iii) for general corporate purposes and (iv) to pay fees, expenses, premiums and accrued interest in connection with the foregoing.

As of JuneSeptember 30, 2019, we were in compliance with all financial ratios, covenants and other requirements set forth in our debt agreements. We anticipate that our primary use of cash will be to fund growth in our working capital, finance capital expenditures, meet our debt obligations, and fund our share repurchase program. Our level of cash flow provided by operating activities typically experiences some seasonal fluctuation related to our levels of net income and changes in working capital levels, particularly loans receivable.



Unexpected changes in our financial condition or other unforeseen factors may result in our inability to obtain third-party financing or could increase our borrowing costs in the future. We have the ability to adjust our volume of lending to consumers which would reduce cash outflow requirements while increasing cash inflows through loan repayments to the extent we experience any short-term or long-term funding shortfalls. We may also sell or securitize our assets, draw on our available revolving credit facility or line of credit, enter into additional refinancing agreements and reduce our capital spending in order to generate additional liquidity. We believe our cash on hand and available borrowings provide us with sufficient liquidity for at least the next 12 months.



Borrowings

Our long-term debt consisted of the following as of JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (net of deferred financing costs) (in thousands):

June 30,December 31,September 30,December 31,
(dollars in thousands)20192018
20192018
8.25% Senior Secured Notes (due 2025)$677,535
$676,661
$677,924
$676,661
Non-Recourse Canada SPV Facility90,977
107,479
102,483
107,479
Senior Revolver
20,000
25,000
20,000
Long-term debt$768,512
$804,140
Debt$805,407
$804,140
Available Credit Facilities and Other Resources

8.25% Senior Secured Notes

As noted above, we issued our 8.25% Senior Secured Notes in August 2018. Interest on the notes is payable semiannually, in arrears, on March 1 and September 1 of each year. In connection with the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes, we capitalized financing costs of approximately $12.9 million, the balance of which is included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of Long-Term Debt, and is being amortized over the term of the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes and included as a component of interest expense.

12.00% Senior Secured Notes

In February and November 2017, CFTC issued $470.0 million and $135.0 million, respectively, of 12.00% Senior Secured Notes ("12.00% Senior Secured Notes"). Interest on the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes is payable semiannually, in arrears, on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2017. The February 2017 issuance refinanced similar notes that were nearing maturity. The extinguishment of the existing notes resulted in a pretax loss of $11.7$80.9 million during September 2018. In connection with these 2017 debt issuances we capitalized financing costs of approximately $18.3 million, the balance of which is included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of Long-Term Debt, and is being amortized over the term of the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes as a component of interest expense.

On March 7, 2018, CFTC redeemed $77.5 million of its 12.00% Senior Secured Notes using a portion of the proceeds from our initial public offering as required by the underlying indentures (the transaction whereby the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes were partially redeemed, the “Redemption”) at a price equal to 112.00% of the principal amount of the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest paid thereon to the date of Redemption. Following the Redemption, $527.5 million of the original outstanding principal amount of the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes remain outstanding. The Redemption was conducted pursuant to the Indenture governing the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes (the “Indenture”), dated as of February 15, 2017, by and among CFTC, the guarantors party thereto and TMI Trust Company, as trustee and collateral agent.

The remainder of the 12.00% Senior Secured Notes were extinguished effective September 7, 2018 as a result of the issuance of the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes as described above.

Non-Recourse U.S. SPV Facility

In November 2016, CURO Receivables Finance I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “SPV Borrower”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a five-year revolving credit facility with Victory Park Management, LLC and certain other lenders that provided for an $80.0 million term loan and $70.0 million of revolving borrowing capacity that could expand over time (“Non-Recourse U.S. SPV Facility”). The loans bore interest at an annual rate of up to 12.00% plus the greater of (i) 1.0% per annum and (ii) three-month LIBOR. The SPV Borrower also pays a 0.50% per annum fee on the unused portion of the commitments. In connection with this facility, the capitalized financing costs at the time of extinguishment, as discussed below, were approximately $5.3 million, net of amortization. These capitalized financing costs were included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as a component of "Long-term debt""Debt" and were amortized over the term of the Non-Recourse U.S. SPV Facility. During September 2018, a portion of the proceeds from the 8.25% Senior Secured Notes were used to extinguish the revolver's balance of $42.4 million.



On October 11, 2018, we extinguished the remaining term loan balance of $80.0 million. We made the final termination payment of $2.7 million on October 26, 2018, resulting in a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $9.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.



Non-Recourse Canada SPV Facility

On August 2, 2018, CURO Canada Receivables Limited Partnership, a newly created, bankruptcy-remote special purpose vehicle (the “Canada SPV Borrower”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a four-year revolving credit facility with Waterfall Asset Management, LLC that provides for C$175.0 million of initial borrowing capacity and the ability to expand such capacity up to C$250.0 million (“Non-Recourse Canada SPV Facility”). The loans bear interest at an annual rate of 6.75% plus the three-month CDOR. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2019, outstanding borrowings under the Non-Recourse Canada SPV Facility were $91.0$102.5 million, net of deferred financing costs of $3.6 million, and after a reduction of net balances drawn of $20.9 million during the quarter.$3.3 million.

Senior Revolver

On September 1, 2017, we closed on a $25.0 million Senior Secured Revolving Loan Facility (the "Senior Revolver"). In February 2018, the Senior Revolver capacity was increased to $29.0 million. In November 2018, the Senior Revolver capacity was increased to $50.0 million as permitted by the Indenture to the Senior Secured Notes. The Senior Revolver is now syndicated with participation by four banks. The negative covenants of the Senior Revolver generally conform to the related provisions in the Indenture for our 8.25% Senior Secured Notes. We believe this facility complements our other financing sources, while providing seasonal short-term liquidity. Under the Senior Revolver, there is $50.0 million maximum availability, including up to $5.0 million of standby letters of credit, for a one-year term, renewable for successive terms following annual review. The Senior Revolver accrues interest at the one-month LIBOR (which may not be negative) plus 5% per annum and is repayable on demand. The terms of the Senior Revolver require that the outstanding balance be zero for at least 30 consecutive days in each calendar year. The Senior Revolver is guaranteed by all of our subsidiaries that guarantee our 8.25% Senior Secured Notes and is secured by a lien on substantially all of our assets and the guarantor subsidiaries that is senior to the lien securing our 8.25% Senior Secured Notes. The Senior Revolver was undrawnhad an outstanding balance of $25.0 million at JuneSeptember 30, 2019.

In connection with this facility we capitalized financing costs of approximately $0.1 million, the balance of which we included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of “Other assets,” and are being amortized over the term of the facility and included as a component of interest expense.

Cash Money Revolving Credit Facility

Cash Money Cheque Cashing, Inc., one of our Canadian subsidiaries, maintains a C$10 million revolving credit facility with Royal Bank of Canada. The Cash Money Revolving Credit Facility provides short-term liquidity required to meet the working capital needs of our Canadian operations.  Aggregate draws under the revolving credit facility are limited to the lesser of: (i) the borrowing base, which is defined as a percentage of cash, deposits in transit and accounts receivable, and (ii) C$10 million. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility was reduced by C$0.3 million in stand-by-letters of credit. 

The Cash Money Revolving Credit Facility is collateralized by substantially all of Cash Money’s assets and contains various covenants that include, among other things, that the aggregate borrowings outstanding under the facility not exceed the borrowing base, restrictions on the encumbrance of assets and the creation of indebtedness. Borrowings under the Cash Money Revolving Credit Facility bear interest (per annum) at the prime rate of a Canadian chartered bank plus 1.95%.
The Cash Money Revolving Credit Facility was undrawn at JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Cash Flows

The following highlights our cash flow activity and the sources and uses of funding during the periods indicated:indicated (in thousands):
 Six Months Ended June 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands) 2019 2018
 2019 2018
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities $312,319
 $246,733
 $464,293
 $357,079
Net cash used in continuing investing activities (227,731) (198,551) (391,188) (421,423)
Net cash used in continuing financing activities (45,180) (80,661)
Net cash (used in) provided by continuing financing activities (58,488) 90,449

Continuing Operating Activities

Net cash provided by continuing operating activities for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 was $312.3$464.3 million, primarily attributable to net income from continuing operations of $46.3$74.3 million, the effect of non-cash reconciling items of $227.6$364.3 million, which includes provision for loan losses of $214.4$338.3 million, and changes in our operating assets and liabilities which provided $38.4$25.6 million.



Net cash provided by continuing operating activities for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2018 was $246.7 million, primarily attributable$357.1 million. Contributing to current year net income fromcash provided by continuing operations of $43.6 million, the effect ofoperating activities non-cash reconciling items, such as depreciation and amortization, and the provision for loan losses and loss on extinguishment of debt for a total of $191.6 million, and$398.1 million. Contributions from non-cash reconciling items were offset by changes in our operating assets and liabilities


of $11.6$42.1 million. Fees and service charges on our loans receivable change represented $2.9 million of the total change in operating assets and liabilities.

Continuing Investing Activities

Net cash used in continuing investing activities for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 was $227.7$391.2 million, primarily reflecting the net origination of loans of $217.2$374.4 million. In addition, we used cash to purchase approximately $6.2$8.7 million of property and equipment, including software licenses and $4.4$8.2 million of additional investment in Zibby.

Net cash used in continuing investing activities for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2018 was $198.6$421.4 million, primarily reflecting the net origination of loans of $194.6$412.4 million. In addition, we used cash to purchase approximately $3.0$8.0 million of property and equipment, including software licenses, and to purchase $1.0 million of Zibby preferred shares.

Origination of loans will fluctuate from period-to-period, depending on the timing of loan issuances and collections. A seasonal decline in consumer loans receivable typically occurs during the first quarter of the year and is driven by income tax refunds in the U.S. Typically, customers will use the proceeds from income tax refunds to pay outstanding loan balances, resulting in an increase in our net cash balances and a decrease in our consumer loans receivable balances. Consumer loans receivable balances typically reflect growth during the remainder of the year.

Continuing Financing Activities

Net cash used in continuing financing activities for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 was $45.2$58.5 million, primarily due to (i) $27.1 million of cash used to repurchase 2,000,000 shares of our common stock, at a price of $13.55 per share, owned by FFL and (ii) $25.1 million of cash used to repurchase 2,089,644 shares of our common stock under the share repurchase program which began during the second quarter of 2019.

Net cash provided by continuing financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $90.4 million. During the quarter, we made a $20.0 million payment on the Senior Revolver to reduce the outstanding balance to zero and made net repayments of $21.0 million on the Non-Recourse Canada SPV Facility.

Net cash used in continuing financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was $80.7 million. We redeemed $77.5extinguished $527.5 million of our 12.00% Senior Secured Notes for $86.8 million (which included $9.3from the issuance of our 8.25% Senior Secured Notes of $690.0 million. As part of the extinguishment, we paid $63.4 million of call premium). The underwriters of our 2017 initial public offering exercised their over-allotment option on January 5, 2018 and acquired one million shares of our common stock, providing net proceeds to us of $12.4 million.premium. We also hadentered into a Non-Recourse Canada SPV facility during the quarter, which provided $89.9 million of proceeds and was offset by net borrowings of $6.2 million frompayments on our U.S. SPV Facilityfacility of $44.6 million. Net proceeds from the issuance of common stock and our ABL Facility duringproceeds from the six months Juneexercise of stock options were $12.0 million as of September 30, 2018.

Contractual Obligations

There have been no significant developments with respect to our contractual obligations since December 31, 2018, as described in our 2018 Form 10-K.

Regulatory Environment and Compliance

There have been no significant developments with respect to our regulatory environment and compliance since December 31, 2018, as described in our 2018 Form 10-K except for the following:

California Assembly Bill 539

On June 26,September 13, 2019, the California Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committeeslegislature passed Assembly Bill 539 which imposes an interest rate cap on all consumer loans between $2,500 and $10,000 of 36%, plus the Federal Funds Rate. On July 9,October 10, 2019, the California Senate Judiciary Committee also passed Assembly Bill 539 andGovernor Newsom signed the bill was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. The deadline for Assembly Bill 539 to pass both houses is September 13, 2019, and the deadline to be signed by the Governor and passed into law and it is October 13th, 2019.scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2020. Revenue from California Unsecured and Secured Installment loans amounted to 13.3%11.8% and 13.0% of total revenue from continuing operations for the trailing three and 12 months ended, Junerespectively, September 30, 2019. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2019, California Unsecured and Secured Installment gross loans receivable were $86.5$86.4 million and $42.3$41.4 million, respectively. WeWhile we continue to optimize our installment loan portfolio in California as a result of this bill, we continue to evaluate the effect on our results of operations and financial condition as a result of this bill and alternatives available to service customers in the California market. Refer to “Risk Factors” in Item 1A. of Part II of this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding the impact of this bill to our business.



California Consumer Privacy Act

In 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) was passed into law, effective January 1, 2020. CCPA broadens consumer rights with respect to their personal information, imposing expanded obligations to disclose the categories and uses of personal information a business collects, providing consumers a right to access that information, a right to opt out of the sale of personal information and the right to request that a business delete personal information about the consumer subject to certain exemptions. CCPA provides for civil penalties for violations, as well as a private right of action for data breaches, which may increase the costs of data breach litigation. CCPA containshas been subject to a numberhandful of ambiguities, was previously amendedamendments, of which AB25 is most impactful to us. Although AB25 sunsets January 2021, it narrows the definition of who constitutes a consumer, thereby excluding employees from CCPA rights other than notice and a private right of action for data breach. The State Attorney General has proposed regulations to help interpret the CCPA; final adoption is expected in February 2020. A potential ballot initiative may have additional impact should it make it to the polls in November 2020. Despite amendments and regulations, the CCPA remains ambiguous in many regards, and we anticipate further amendments before its effective date.both for CCPA and specifically addressing employee data next year. Other states and possibly the federal government may adopt laws similar to the CCPA. While it is too early to know its full impact, these developments could ultimately result in the imposition of requirements on CURO and other consumer financial service providers that could increases costs or otherwise adversely affect our business.



British Columbia Business Practices and Consumer Amendment Act

Effective January 1, 2017, the British Columbia Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General (the "Ministry") reduced the total cost of borrowing from C$23 per C$100 lent to C$17 per C$100 lent. A further reduction to C$15 per C$100 lent came into effect on September 1, 2018. On February 26, 2019, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General introduced in Parliament Bill 7 titled “Business Practices and Consumer Amendment Act." This bill received Royal Assent on May 16, 2019 and became law. There are no material changes to our current operations as a result of this legislation. The bill primarily allows the Ministry to i)(i) define a high cost credit product and ii)(ii) require licensing and consumer protection oversight. It also authorizes the Ministry to prescribe regulations regarding high cost credit products including a cooling off period between loans, cost/optional services disclosure requirements, and prohibition of concurrent loan products. It is too early to predict the outcome of the regulations setting process and its impact on our operations.

CFPB Rulemaking Update

In February 2019, the CFPB issued two notices of proposed rulemaking proposing (i) to delay the August 19, 2019 compliance date for the so-called "Mandatory Underwriting Provisions" of the 2017 Final Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans (the "2017 Final Rule") Rule to November 19, 2020 and (ii) to rescind such Mandatory Underwriting Provisions (the “2019 Proposed Rule”). The CFPB issued a final rule on June 6, 2019 delaying the compliance date for the Mandatory Underwriting Provisions of the 2017 Final Rule to November 19, 2020. The Mandatory Underwriting Provisions which the 2019 Proposed Rule would rescind, which are still under consideration include: (i) providea provision that it is an unfair and abusive practice for a lender to make a covered short-term or longer-term balloon-payment loan, including our payday and vehicle title loans with a term of 45 days or less, without reasonably determining that consumers have the ability to repay those loans according to their terms; (ii) prescribea provision that prescribes mandatory underwriting requirements for making this ability-to-repay determination; (iii) exempta provision that exempts certain loans from the mandatory underwriting requirements; and (iv) establisha provision that establishes related definitions, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements. The 2017 Final Rule is stayed, however, based on an order entered August 6, 2019 by the Western District of Texas, Austin Division (the "Court Order"). The parties in the litigation are required to file a Joint Status Report with the court no later than December 6, 2019.

The compliance date for the "Payment Provision" of the 2017 Final Rule remainswas August 19, 2019, but is also currently stayed pursuant to the Western District of Texas, Austin Division's Ruling ("Court Order") on May 30, 2019.Order. Under these provisions:the proposed "Payment Provisions":

If two consecutive attempts to collect money from a particular account of the borrower, made through any channel (e.g., paper check, ACH, prepaid card) are returned for insufficient funds, the lender cannot make any further attempts to collect from such account unless the borrower has provided a new and specific authorization for additional payment transfers. The 2017 Final CFPB Rule contains specific requirements and conditions for the authorization. While the CFPB has explained that these provisions are designed to limit bank penalty fees to which consumers may be subject, and while banks do not charge penalty fees on debit card authorization requests, the 2017 Final CFPB Rule nevertheless treats card authorization requests as payment attempts subject to these limitations.

A lender generally must give the consumer at least three business days advance notice before attempting to collect payment by accessing a consumer’s checking, savings, or prepaid account. The notice must include information such as the date of the payment request, payment channel and payment amount (broken down by principal, interest, fees, and other charges), as well as additional information for “unusual attempts,” such as when the payment is for a different amount than the regular payment, initiated on a date other than the date of a regularly scheduled payment or initiated in a different channel that the immediately preceding payment attempt. A lender must also provide the borrower with a "consumer rights notice" in a prescribed form after two consecutive failed payment attempts.



The CFPB has indicated it has received a formal request to revisit the treatment of debtdebit cards under the Payment Provisions and intends to examine the Payment Provisions further. If the CFPB determines that further action is warranted, it may commence a separate rulemaking initiative.

CFPB Supervision and Examination: The CFPB has supervisory powers over many providers of consumer financial products and services, including explicit authority to examine (and require registration) of payday lenders. The CFPB released its Supervision and Examination Manual, which includes a section on Short-Term, Small-Dollar Lending Procedures, and began field examinations of industry participants in 2012. The CFPB commenced its first supervisory examination of us in October 2014. The scope of the CFPB’s examination included a review of our Compliance Management System, our Short-Term Small Dollar lending procedures, and our compliance with Federal consumer financial protection laws. The 2014 examination had no material impact on our financial condition or results of operations, and we received the final CFPB Examination Report in September 2015.

The CFPB commenced its second examination of us in February 2017 and completed the related field work in June 2017. The scope of the 2017 examination included a review of our Compliance Management System, our substantive compliance with applicable federal laws, and matters requiring attention. The 2017 examination had no material impact on our financial condition or results of operations, and we received the final CFPB Examination Report in February 2018. 

The CFPB commenced its third examination of us on October 7, 2019. This examination is a limited scope review to ensure continued compliance. While we do not expect that matters arising from this examination will have a material impact on us, we have made in recent years and are continuing to make, at least in part to meet CFPB expectations, certain enhancements to our compliance procedures and consumer disclosures.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about our market risks, see "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" in our 2018 Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. There have been no material changes to the amounts presented therein.

LIBOR is used as a reference rate for certain of our financial instruments, such as our revolving credit facilities. LIBOR is set to be phased out at the end of 2021. We are currently reviewing how the LIBOR phase-out will affect the Company, but we do not expect the impact to be material.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure controls and procedures 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, including without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports we file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


Based on an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as disclosed in Item 9A of our 2018 Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2018, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective at December 31, 2018 because of the identification of a material weakness. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Remediation and changes in internal control over financial reporting 

We are taking actions to improve our internal control over financial reporting, including implementing plans as identified in Item 9A of our 2018 Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 18, 2019, to address our material weakness. The material weakness will not be considered remediated until the applicable remedial controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively. We expect that the remediation of this material weakness will be completed in 2019.
Except as noted above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) during the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitation on the effectiveness of controls
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objective and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. A

control system also can be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of such limitations, disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting cannot prevent or detect all misstatements, whether unintentional errors or fraud. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process, therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.



PART 2.II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEMItem 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGSLegal Proceedings
The information required by this item is included in Note 13 - "Contingent Liabilities" of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEMItem 1A. RISK FACTORSRisk Factors
There were no material changes to our risk factors as described in our 2018 Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, except for the following:

Our industry is strictly regulated everywhere we operate, and these regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

We are subject to substantial regulation everywhere we operate. In the U.S. and Canada, our business is subject to a variety of statutes and regulations enacted by government entities at the federal, state or provincial, and municipal levels. These regulations affect our business in many ways, and include regulations relating to:

the amount we may charge in interest rates and fees;
the terms of our loans (such as maximum and minimum durations), repayment requirements and limitations, number and frequency of loans, maximum loan amounts, renewals and extensions, required repayment plans and reporting and use of state-wide databases;
underwriting requirements;
collection and servicing activity, including initiation of payments from consumer accounts;
the establishment and operation of CSOs or CABs;
licensing, reporting and document retention;
unfair, deceptive and abusive acts and practices;
discrimination;
disclosures, notices, advertising and marketing;
loans to members of the military and their dependents;
requirements governing electronic payments, transactions, signatures and disclosures;
check cashing;
money transmission;
currency and suspicious activity recording and reporting;
privacy and use of personally identifiable information and consumer data, including credit reports;
anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing requirements, including currency and suspicious transaction recording and reporting;
posting of fees and charges; and
repossession practices in certain jurisdictions where we operate as a title lender, including requirements regarding notices and prompt remittance of excess proceeds for the sale of repossessed automobiles.

For a more detailed description of the regulations to which we are subject and the regulatory environment in the jurisdictions in which we operate see “Regulatory Environment and Compliance” in our 2018 Form 10-K and in this Form 10-Q.

These regulations, outside of our control, affect our business in many ways, including affecting the loans and other products we can offer, the prices we can charge, the other terms of our loans and other products, the customers to whom we are allowed to lend, how we obtain our customers, how we communicate with our customers, how we pursue repayment of our loans and many others. Consequently, these restrictions adversely affect our loan volume, revenues, delinquencies and other aspects of our business, including our results of operations.

For example, in June 2018, we discontinued the use of secondary payment cards for affected borrowers who do not explicitly reauthorize the use of secondary payment cards. For these borrowers, in the event we cannot obtain payment through the bank account or payment card listed on the borrower’s application and as authorized by the borrower, we must rely exclusively on other collection methods, such as delinquency notices and/or collection calls. The discontinuation for affected borrowers of our current use of secondary cards which have not been reauthorized by the borrower will increase collections costs and reduce collections effectiveness. Even in advance of the effective date of the 2017 Final CFPB Rule (and even if the 2017 Final CFPB Rule does not become effective), it is possible that we will make further changes to our payment practices in a manner that will increase costs and/or reduce revenues.



In addition, on June 26,September 13, 2019, the California Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committeeslegislature passed Assembly Bill 539 which imposes an interest rate cap on all consumer loans between $2,500 and $10,000 of 36% plus the Federal Funds Rate. On July 9,October 10, 2019, the California Senate Judiciary Committee also passed Assembly Bill 539 andGovernor Newsom


signed the bill was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. The deadline for Assembly Bill 539 to pass both houses is September 13, 2019, and the deadline to be signed by the Governor and passed into law and it is October 13th, 2019.scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2020. Revenue from California Unsecured and Secured Installment loans amounted to 13.3%11.8% and 13.0% of total revenue from continuing operations for the trailing twelvethree and 12 months, respectively, for the period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2019, California Unsecured and Secured Installment gross loans receivable were $86.5$86.4 million and $42.3$41.4 million, respectively. We continue to evaluate the effect on our results of operations and financial condition as a result of this bill and alternatives available to service customers in the California market. If we are unsuccessful in managing the transition of our California business and operations from affected installment loans to existing and alternative products, Assembly Bill 539 could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Further, during 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) was passed into law, effective January 1, 2020. CCPA broadens consumer rights with respect to their personal information, imposing expanded obligations to disclose the categories and uses of personal information a business collects, providing consumers a right to access that information, a right to opt out of the sale of personal information and the right to request that a business delete personal information about the consumer subject to certain exemptions. CCPA provides for civil penalties for violations, as well as a private right of action for data breaches, which may increase the costs of data breach litigation. CCPA containshas been subject to a numberhandful of ambiguities, was previously amendedamendments, of whichAB25 is the most impactful to us. Although AB25 sunsets January 2021, it narrows the definition of who constitutes a consumer, thereby excluding employees from CCPA rights other than notice and a private right of action for data breach. The State Attorney General has proposed regulations to help interpret the CCPA; final adoption is expected in February 2020. A potential ballot initiative may have additional impact should it make it to the polls in November 2020. Despite amendments and regulations, the CCPA remains ambiguous in many regards, and we anticipate further amendments before its effective date.both for CCPA and specifically addressing employee data next year. Other states and possibly the federal government may adopt laws similar to the CCPA. While it is too early to know its full impact, these developments could ultimately result in the imposition of requirements on CURO and other consumer financial service providers that could increases costs or otherwise adversely affect our business.

ITEMItem 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDSUnregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The 2017 Incentive Plan permits the netting of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units to satisfy individual tax withholding requirements. During the quarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, we reacquired 2,790did not reacquire any shares of common stock with a weighted average fair market value of $12.14 as a result ofrelated to such tax withholdings.

In April 2019, the Company'sour Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program providing for the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of itsour common stock. The repurchase program, which commencedbegan June 2019, will continue until completed or terminated. CURO expectsWe expect the purchases to be made from time-to-time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or both, at the Company'sour discretion and subject to market conditions and other factors. Any repurchased shares will be available for use in connection with equity plans or other corporate purposes.

Separately, in August 2019, the Company entered into a Share Repurchase Agreement (the “Share Repurchase Agreement”) with FFL, a related party to the Company. Pursuant to the Share Repurchase Agreement, the Company repurchased 2,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, owned by FFL, in a private transaction at a purchase price equal to $13.55 per share of Common Stock. The purchase price was determined by using the Company's closing common stock price on August 29, 2019 of $13.97, less a discount of 3.0%. This transaction occurred outside of the share repurchase program authorized in April 2019.

The following table provides information with respect to purchases we made of our common stock during the quarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019.
Period
Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)
Average Price Paid Per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
Dollar Value of Shares that may yet be Purchased under the Plans or Programs(2)
(In milions)

April 20192,790
$12.14

$
May 2019


 
June 2019

244,200
47.5
Total2,790
$12.14
244,200
$47.5
(1) Represents shares withheld from employees as tax payments for shares issued under our stock-based compensation plans. See Note 11, "Share-Based Compensation" of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details on our stock-based compensation plans.
(2) As of the end of the period.
PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid Per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
Dollar Value of Shares that may yet be Purchased under the Plans or Programs(1)
(In millions)
July 2019907,500
$10.68
907,500
$37.8
August 2019611,694
13.33
611,694
29.6
September 2019392,847
14.28
392,847
24.0
Total1,912,041
$12.27
1,912,041
$24.0
(1) As of the end of the period.



ITEMItem 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIESDefaults Upon Senior Securities

None.



ITEMItem 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURESMine Safety Disclosures

None.

ITEMItem 5. OTHER INFORMATIONOther Information

(a)    Disclosure of Unreported 8-K Information

None.

(b)    Material Changes to Director Nominee Procedures

None.

ITEMItem 6. EXHIBITSExhibits

Exhibit no. Exhibit Description
3.1 
3.2 
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
31.1 
31.2 
32.1 
101 
The following unaudited financial information from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019, filed with the SEC on August 5,November 4, 2019, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”) includes: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the quarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the quarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the quarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 2019 and 2018, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements*

* Filed herewith.
+ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

SIGNATURESignature



Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: August 5,November 4, 2019                CURO Group Holdings Corp.

 By:/s/ Roger Dean
  Roger Dean
  Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer

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