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 Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as of September 30, 2025, the last day of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2025, in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in the reports the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) accumulated and communicated to management (including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures, and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
The conclusion that disclosure controls and procedures were not effective was due to the presence of material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) as previously disclosed in Part II, Item 9A of the Company's annual report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Remediation Plan for Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In response to the material weaknesses, the Company's remediation status is outlined below:
Loan review process
The Company has implemented changes to its internal control over financial reporting to enhance the control environment and strengthen communication protocols in connection with the loan review process. The Company's remediation efforts have focused on enhanced internal control trainings for individuals responsible for the risk assessment, design, monitoring and documentation of the Company's loan review process and increased reporting to the Company's Risk Committee of the Board of Directors through the Company's independent loan review function.
Cash flow process
The Company is implementing enhancements in preparation and review controls to ensure underlying participation loan information used is complete and accurate, is representative of business activities and is aligned with disclosure requirements. In addition, the Company will provide training specific to the Statement of Cash Flows classification to ensure compliance with GAAP for lending activities, including internal control considerations with a focus on risk assessment, design and monitoring.
As of the date of this filing, the Company's remediation efforts are ongoing and the material weaknesses have not yet been fully remediated. The material weaknesses will not be considered remediated until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Other than the implementation of the measures outlined in the remediation plan for the material weaknesses described above, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2025, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
In the ordinary course of operations, the Company is at times involved in legal proceedings. In the opinion of management, as of September 30, 2025, there are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their property is the subject.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in the Company’s risk factors from those disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2024, with the exception of the additional risk factor disclosed in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2025.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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