NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION
StreetShares, Inc. was incorporated on December 3, 2013 under the laws of the state of Delaware. StreetShares, Inc. wholly owns and operates four subsidiaries, StreetShares Lending Company, LLC (“SSLC”), a Delaware limited liability company, which was formed on July 15, 2013, StreetShares Investor Interest Holding, LLC (“SSIIH”) which had a name change to StreetShares Funding, LLC (“SSF”) on December 10, 2015, a Delaware limited liability company, which was formed on October 28, 2014, StreetShares Investors Servicing, LLC (“SSIS”), a Delaware limited liability company, which was formed on December 8, 2015, STR Co-Investment, LLC (“STR”), a Delaware limited liability company, which was formed on December 8, 2015, and shall each have an indefinite life pursuant to its operating agreements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of StreetShares, Inc., SSLC, SSF, SSIS and STR. Collectively, these entities are known as “the Company”.
The Company’s principal activity is providing business loans to small businesses located throughout the United States. The Company offered fully amortizing term loans from $5,000 to $50,000 for terms of six months, one year, two years, three years, and five years from July 2014 to June 2015. The Company offered fully amortizing term loans from $5,000 to $50,000 for terms of six months, one year, two years, and three years from July 2015 to December 2015. Effective January 1, 2016, the Company offers loans from $2,000 to $100,000 for terms of 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 18 months, 2 years, and 3 years and introduced a Flexible Draw Loan/Line of Credit product on April 1, 2016.
The Company makes an investment representing a portion of every approved loan and places the remaining portion for auction on their marketplace. The Company uses their technology and data analytics to aggregate data about the small business and its owner, assess the creditworthiness of both, approve or deny their loan request, and then price the loan accordingly. Potential regulation D (“Reg. D and Institutional”) loan investors bid an amount of the loan and required interest rate. At the end of the auction, the aggregate of the lowest bids required to fund the approved loan amount are consolidated into one term loan for the borrower at the weighted average rate. Each Reg. D and Institutional investor who wins the auction receives their required interest rate.
The Company qualified for Regulation A+ (“Reg. A+”) from the Security and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 17, 2016 to offer StreetShares Notes to investors. StreetShares Notes are offered at a fixed rate at a minimum investment of $25. The proceeds of the StreetShares Notes offering are used primarily to fund loans made on the StreetShares marketplace.
The Company began operations on July 15, 2013, which primarily included start-up and organizational activities. The Company originated its first loan in July 2014.
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation — The Company prepared the accompanying consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of StreetShares, Inc. as well as the accounts of their wholly-owned subsidiaries, SSLC, SSF, SSIS, and STR. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company consolidates the financial statements of all entities in which it has a controlling financial interest. The Company has concluded that it does not have investments in any variable interest entities (“VIE”).
Use of Estimates — The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates include allowance for loan losses, stock based compensation expense, valuation of warrants, capitalized software development costs, the useful lives of long-lived assets, the valuation of deferred tax assets, and the fair value of convertible debt. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, current events, third party valuations, and other factors they believe to be reasonable. These estimates and assumptions are inherently subjective in nature; actual results may differ from the estimates and assumptions and such differences may be material.