Company: NEWTP
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001587987-25-000050
Chunk: 124

Company: NewtekOne, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
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 funds already paid in connection with a guaranty purchase, if the lender failed to comply materially with an SBA Loan Program Requirement; failed to make, close, service or liquidate the loan in a prudent manner; placed the SBA at risk through improper action or inaction; failed to disclose a material fact to the SBA in a timely manner; or misrepresented a material fact to the SBA regarding the loan. In certain instances, the SBA may refuse to honor a guaranty purchase request in full (referred to by the SBA as a “denial”) or in part (referred to by the SBA as a “repair”), or recover all or part of the funds already paid in connection with a guaranty purchase. In the event of a repair or denial, liability on the guaranty, in whole or part, would be transferred to NSBF or Newtek Bank. In addition, the growth in the number of loans made by Newtek Bank, changes in SBA regulations and economic factors may adversely impact our current repair and denial rates. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors - Risks Related to SBA Lending - We have specific risks associated with our secondary market sales of the guaranteed portions of SBA loans.”

On April 13, 2023, the Company, NSBF and the SBA entered into the Wind-down Agreement, pursuant to which NSBF has been winding-down its operations and NSBF’s SBA 7(a) pipeline of new loans were transitioned to Newtek Bank. During this wind-down process, NSBF continues to own the SBA 7(a) loans and PPP Loans currently in its SBA loan portfolio to maturity, liquidation, charge-off or (subject to SBA’s prior written approval) sale or transfer. SBL is servicing and liquidating NSBF’s SBA loan portfolio pursuant to an SBA approved lender service provider agreement. In addition, during the wind-down process, NSBF is subject to minimum capital requirements established by the SBA, is required to continue to maintain certain amounts of restricted cash available to meet any obligations to the SBA, has restrictions on its ability to make dividends and distributions to the Company, and remains liable to the SBA for post-purchase denials and repairs on the guaranteed portions of SBA 7(a) loans originated and sold by NSBF, from the proceeds generated by NSBF’s SBA loan portfolio. The Company has guaranteed certain of NSBF’s obligations to the SBA.