Organization and Description of Business |
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| Organization and Description of Business |
1. Organization and Description of Business
Finance of America Companies Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” “FOA,” or the “Company”) is a financial services holding company which, through its operating subsidiaries, is a leading provider of home equity-based financing solutions for a modern retirement. In addition, FOA offers capital markets and portfolio management capabilities primarily to optimize the distribution of its originated loans to investors.
FOA was incorporated in Delaware on October 9, 2020 and became a publicly-traded company on the NYSE in April 2021, with trading beginning on April 5, 2021 under the ticker symbol “FOA.” FOA has a controlling financial interest in Finance of America Equity Capital LLC (“FOA Equity”). FOA Equity owns all of the outstanding equity interests in Finance of America Funding LLC (“FOAF”). FOAF wholly owns Finance of America Holdings LLC (“FAH”) and Incenter LLC (“Incenter” and collectively, with FOA Equity, FOAF, and FAH, known as “holding company subsidiaries”).
The Company, through its FAH holding company subsidiary, operates a lending company, Finance of America Reverse LLC (“FAR”). Through FAR, the Company originates, purchases, sells, securitizes, and services HECM, which are originated pursuant to the Federal Housing Administration (the “FHA”) HECM program and are insured by the FHA, and non-agency reverse mortgage loans, which are not insured by the FHA. The Company, through its Incenter holding company subsidiary, has operating service companies (the “operating service subsidiaries” and together with FAR, the “operating subsidiaries”) that provide capital markets and portfolio management capabilities.
Organizational Transformation
During the fourth quarter of 2022 and calendar year 2023, the Company entered into a series of transactions, discontinuing certain business lines, while enhancing our reverse mortgage loan business through the acquisition of operational assets from American Advisors Group, now known as Bloom Retirement Holdings Inc. (“AAG/Bloom” or “Seller”).
Transactions Relating to Discontinued Business Lines
On October 20, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company authorized a plan to discontinue the operations of the Company’s previously reported Mortgage Originations segment operated by FAH’s subsidiary Finance of America Mortgage LLC (“FAM”), other than its home improvement lending business, which process commenced in the fourth quarter of 2022 and was completed on February 28, 2023. Refer to Note 4 - Discontinued Operations for additional information.
On August 31, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement to sell certain operational assets of the home improvement lending business. This transaction closed on September 15, 2023. In connection with such transaction, the Company began the process of winding down the operations of the home improvement lending business, which was substantially complete as of March 31, 2024. The wind-down of the home improvement lending business was not considered by the Company to be a strategic shift that has had or will have a major effect on our operations and financial results. Therefore, the previous operations of the home improvement lending business are reported as part of the Company’s Retirement Solutions segment rather than as discontinued operations.
On February 1, 2023, Incenter entered into an agreement to sell one hundred percent of (i) the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Agents National Title Holding Company (“ANTIC”), a direct subsidiary of Incenter and an indirect subsidiary of the Company, and (ii) the issued and outstanding membership interests of Boston National Holdings LLC (“BNT”), a direct subsidiary of Incenter and an indirect subsidiary of the Company. The closing of the ANTIC and BNT sale was completed on July 3, 2023. The Company historically included the operations of ANTIC and BNT in its previously reported Lender Services segment. On March 30, 2023, the FOA Equity Board authorized a plan to sell assets making up the remainder of the Company’s previously reported Lender Services segment, with the exception of its Incenter Solutions LLC operating service subsidiary. The Company completed the sale of such assets on June 30, 2023. Refer to Note 4 - Discontinued Operations for additional information.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the Company ceased the operations of the Company’s Incenter Solutions LLC operating service subsidiary. The wind-down of Incenter Solutions LLC was substantially complete as of December 31, 2023. The wind-down of Incenter Solutions LLC was not considered by the Company to be a strategic shift that has had or will have a major effect on our operations and financial results. Therefore, the previous operations of Incenter Solutions LLC are reported within Corporate and Other in Note 24 - Business Segment Reporting, rather than as discontinued operations.
On February 19, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement to sell certain commercial originations operational assets of FAM, operating under the brand Finance of America Commercial (“FACo”). This transaction closed on March 14, 2023. The Company historically included the commercial originations operations of FACo in its previously reported Commercial Originations segment. In connection with the transaction, the Company discontinued the operations of and wound-down its Commercial Originations segment. Refer to Note 4 - Discontinued Operations for additional information.
American Advisors Group Transaction
On March 31, 2023, FAR acquired a majority of the assets and certain of the liabilities of AAG/Bloom, including, among other things, AAG/Bloom’s retail loan originations platform, certain residential reverse mortgage loans, and the right to service certain HECM (such acquisition, the “AAG Transaction”). These assets and liabilities were acquired pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement, a Servicing Rights Purchase and Sale Agreement, and a Loan Sale Agreement entered into on December 6, 2022 with AAG/Bloom. The operations acquired by the Company as a result of the AAG Transaction are included in the Company’s Retirement Solutions segment reporting. Refer to Note 3 - Acquisitions for additional information.
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