The Company’s ability to utilize the asset-backed securitization facility is also subject to compliance with various covenants and other specified requirements set forth in the documents governing the Series 2024-1 Transaction. The failure to comply with such covenants and requirements may result in the accelerated repayment of amounts owed with respect to the Series 2024-1 Notes, often referred to as an amortization event, events of default under the Base Indenture and/or the termination of the facility. Such requirements include:
Portfolio Performance Covenants. Portfolio performance covenants include, among others, requirements that the pool not exceed certain delinquency rates and that the weighted average loan yield and the weighted average excess spread on the collateral pool not be less than stated minimum levels. Excess spread is generally the amount by which the collections received by ODAS IV and allocated to the 2024-1 Series on a pro rata basis during a collection period (primarily interest and recoveries) exceed the fees and expenses allocated to the 2024-1 Series during such collection period (including interest expense, servicing fees and charge-offs).
Other Requirements. Other requirements may include or relate to, among others, certain insolvency-related events, events constituting a servicer default, failure to make required payments or deposits, and events related to breaches of terms, representations, warranties or affirmative and restrictive covenants. Restrictive covenants, among other things, impose limitations or restrictions on ODAS IV’s ability to pay dividends, redeem its membership interests, or the ability of ODAS IV to incur additional indebtedness, make investments, engage in transactions with affiliates, sell assets, consolidate or merge, make changes in the nature of its business and create liens.
Following an amortization event with respect to the Series 2024-1 Notes, the collections on the collateral allocated to the 2024-1 Series are also applied to repay principal on the Series 2024-1 Notes. Following an event of default under the Base Indenture, the collections on collateral are also applied to repay principal on the Series 2024-1 Notes and other outstanding notes, if any, issued by ODAS IV.
OnDeck is acting as servicer with respect to the small business loans held by ODAS IV. If OnDeck defaults in its servicing obligations or fails to meet certain other covenants, an amortization event could occur and/or OnDeck could be replaced by a designated backup servicer or another replacement servicer.
The loans and other assets transferred by OnDeck to ODAS IV are owned by ODAS IV, are pledged to secure the payment of the notes issued by ODAS IV, are assets of ODAS IV and are not available to satisfy any of the Company’s obligations. Investors in the Series 2024-1 Transaction do not have direct recourse to the Company or OnDeck and the transaction is structured to be bankruptcy remote.
The Series 2024-1 Notes were not and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The Series 2024-1 Notes were offered only to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and to persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. Credit ratings are opinions of the rating agency. They are not facts and are not opinions of the Company. They are not recommendations to purchase, sell or hold any securities and can be changed or withdrawn at any time.
The foregoing description of the Series 2024-1 Transaction does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Indenture, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2024.
ITEM 2.03 CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT
The information provided in Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.