Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
An evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of
June 30, 2025 was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other members of the Company’s senior management. Based on the evaluation, management
identified material weaknesses related to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and, as a result, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective as of June 30, 2025. A material weakness is a
deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements would not be prevented or detected
on a timely basis.
Management identified the following material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting:
The Company did not maintain effective components of the COSO framework in the areas of control activities, information and communication process
and monitoring activities that contributed to the following material weaknesses:
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The ineffective design of the management review control relating to the evaluation of the accounting for loan participations sold in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, including the assignment of personnel with appropriate levels of knowledge, experience and training.
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The Company did not have controls in place to identify unusual or infrequent equity-related contracts entered into which could have a material impact on accounting and
financial reporting.
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The Company did not maintain controls to consider subsequent appraisals for collateral dependent loans.
Remediation Plans
In response to the identified material weaknesses, the Company’s management, with the oversight of the Audit Committee of
our Board of Directors, has begun to dedicate significant resources, including additional employee training, toward efforts to improve our internal control over financial reporting. Management is actively engaged in the planning for, and
implementation of, remediation efforts to address the material weaknesses.
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Implementation of additional control procedures, including redesigning and enhancing control activities related to preparation and review of existing and new loan participation
agreements, and any amendments thereto,
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Thorough discussion and review of all new unusual or infrequent equity-related contracts each quarter with documentation of accounting treatment and disclosure with respect to
such transactions that could have a potential impact on the Company’s financial statements, and
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An enhancement of the controls over the allowance for credit losses at each quarter end to evaluate that all appraisals for collateral dependent loans that are received prior
to the date that the financial statements are issued have been evaluated by management and considered in the estimate of the allowance for credit losses.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act)
during the three months ended June 30, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None
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